Hybrid streaming platform

摘要

A digital-media server platform is disclosed that comprises a hybrid architecture. In a preferred embodiment, the hybrid architecture comprises a dedicated hardware-optimized streaming device that delivers streaming content to a client on a network under control of a general-purpose computer. The architecture also includes an abstraction layer used to interface the general-purpose computer with the streaming device, and several dedicated data buses that connect the general-purpose computer to the streaming device hardware.