Understanding Fast Streaming

Fast Streaming refers to a group of features included in Windows Media Services to improve the quality of streaming media content for the user. This topic includes the following sections:

• Understanding Fast Cache
• Understanding Fast Start
• Understanding Fast Recovery
• Understanding Fast Reconnect

Note

• Fast Recovery is available only if Windows Media Services 9 Series is running on the following editions of the operating system: Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition and Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition. If you are running Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, this feature is not supported.

Related topics

• Networking and content delivery