Implementing Network Functionality
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This section describes how to use the networking features available through the Windows Media Format SDK. An application can use these features to read ASF streams from a network, broadcast ASF streams to a network, or push ASF streams to a publishing point on a server running Windows Media Services.
The following sections describe the networking features of this SDK.
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Overview of Networking Interfaces | Names and describes each interface that supports networking methods. |
| Reading ASF Data Over a Network | Describes how to play files from a network source and how to configure the network settings on the reader object. |
| Sending ASF Data Over a Network | Describes how to broadcast ASF data over a network or send ASF data to a publishing point on a Windows Media server. |
| Default Networking Settings | Provides a quick reference for the default settings used by the SDK. |
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