BitTorrent maker shows off live streaming protocol

Posted on Saturday, January 22 2011 @ 22:00 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

The Tech Report writes Bram Cohen, the creator of BitTorrent, has created a peer-to-peer live streaming protocol. The technology will likely be ready by the summer.

Bram Cohen, the brain behind the BitTorrent file-sharing protocol, is at it again. According to TorrentFreak, Cohen has been working on a peer-to-peer live streaming protocol that appears to be based loosely on BitTorrent. Extensive changes have been made, however. In a bid to improve efficiency and reduce latency, Cohen ditched TCP for the new protocol, which also uses different congestion control algorithms.

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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