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Explanation of terms and acronyms related to the media and broadcasting world. Updated every week!

UDP(User Datagram Protocol)

UDP (User Datagram Protocol) is mainly used for establishing loss-tolerating and low-latency connections between applications on the internet. It is used as an alternative to TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) UDP randomly sends data packets or datagrams to recipients without checking for missed packets. It is used when error correction is not necessary, and speed is desirable. UDP is often used for online games and live broadcasts.

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Unicast

Unicast is the term used to define communication where information is sent from one point to another point (From server to client). In this situation, there is just one sender (server), and one receiver (Client).  Each client receives a separate stream and given that they request it. Unicast streaming works either for video on demand streaming or live streaming. (How Unicast Streaming Works)

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