SBIR Phase II: Implementation, Testing and Refinement of a Hybrid Distributed / Traditional System for Broadcasting Live and Pre-Recorded Content to Large Online Audiences

SBIR 第二阶段：实施、测试和完善用于向大量在线观众直播和预录内容的混合分布式/传统系统

• 批准号: 0750136
• 负责人: Mike O'Neal
• 金额: $ 50万
• 依托单位: Network Foundation Technologies
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-02-15 至 2013-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0750136&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; Implementation; Testing

This Phase II project has two technical goals. In Year 1 the focus is on increasing the video quality (bit rate) of NFT delivered broadcasts, while keeping bandwidth costs low. In Year 2 the focus shifts to expanding product support to Mac and other non-Windows systems. Network Foundation Technologies (NFT) has developed a patented distributed broadcast technology that overcomes many of the current bottlenecks. The key difference between the NFT approach and the traditional approach is that with NFT the computers and Internet connections of the viewers watching a broadcast help deliver that broadcast on to other viewers. Network Foundation Technologies' products and technology have the potential to significantly impact the way television-style broadcasting is conducted over the Internet, greatly increasing the number of voices that can be heard. While NFT's near term goal is "to bring television to the Internet", the long term goal is to give ordinary citizens their own "online television stations."

该二期项目有两个技术目标。第一年的重点是提高 NFT 传输的广播的视频质量（比特率），同时保持较低的带宽成本。第二年的重点转向扩大对 Mac 和其他非 Windows 系统的产品支持。 Network Foundation Technologies (NFT) 开发了一项获得专利的分布式广播技术，克服了当前的许多瓶颈。 NFT 方法与传统方法之间的主要区别在于，通过 NFT，观看广播的观众的计算机和互联网连接有助于将广播传送给其他观众。 Network Foundation Technologies 的产品和技术有可能对通过互联网进行电视广播的方式产生重大影响，从而大大增加可以听到的声音的数量。虽然 NFT 的近期目标是“将电视带入互联网”，但长期目标是为普通公民提供自己的“在线电视台”。