[pulseaudio-tickets] [PulseAudio] #366: Implement compression for network audio

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#366: Implement compression for network audio
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  Reporter:  candrews     |       Owner:  lennart
      Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new    
  Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:         
 Component:  daemon       |    Severity:  normal 
Resolution:               |    Keywords:         
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Changes (by elreydetodo):

 * cc: elreydetodo (added)

Comment:

 I've also experienced this on a wireless network with fairly good
 connectivity. It's especially a problem if you try to use RTP.

 How hard would it be to pipe the outgoing audio stream (and eventually the
 incomming audio stream on the other system) through some sort of
 compression algorithm?

 Are there any other existing audio streaming services that you need to
 stay compatible with? I.e. will it break any other clients or a protocol
 spec if we changed the transmission to be compressed data? It might be
 best to make this compression optional or configurable. Some devices that
 can handle the audio might not be able to handle the compression, like
 small embedded devices.

 For non-rtp, is there any kind of buffer in place for the remote end that
 is receiving the audio stream?

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