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The MSM's primary interface is the MSM Client API, described in the Sun
MediaCenter Server Programmer's Guide.
The MSM supports playthrough, trick play, and other features of the Media File
System.
1.3.3
Content Manager
The CM provides for the loading of content onto a Sun MediaCenter server. Server
requirements for content, such as Table of Contents files and index files (for trick
play) are handled transparently by the CM. The CM also supports the movement of
content between Sun MediaCenter servers and between a server and a client. This
capability provides for the backing up and restoring of video files.
The CM has a server-based set of RPCs and a SPARC client-based library, both
described in the Sun MediaCenter Server Programmer's Guide. Chapter 4 describes a
Web-based tool for moving content onto a Sun MediaCenter server. Chapter 5
presents a set of utilities based on CM. Chapter 6 describes the Sun MediaCenter
FTP daemon, which is also based on CM.
1.3.4
Web-based Tools
The following Web-based tools are provided with the Sun MediaCenter server
software:
The Configure utility allows you to configure a Sun MediaCenter server. This tool
is described in the Sun MediaCenter Installation and Configuration Manual.
WebAdmin allows you to monitor server operations. This tool is described in
Chapter 3.
CmTool allows you to transfer video content to a server. This tool is described in
Chapter 4.
1.4
Video Output Interfaces
Sun MediaCenter software is designed to output streams over ATM or Fast Ethernet,
using SunATM™ or SunFastEthernet™, respectively. With both types of output, the
streams are delivered at a constant bit rate; there is no dynamic flow control or error
recovery protocol. This is referred to as the "push" model of stream delivery and is
discussed in Section 1.7, "Push Model," on page 1-11.
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