Mixing channels?

[SuperDre]

As I read some post on the forum and the help, I get the impression that the server is sending a stream per user to the client (so 3 users mean 2 streams to the client), isn't it better for the bandwidth to let the server mix those 2 streams into 1 stream and send it to the appropriate clients?) I know this would mean a bigger strain propably on the server, but it would be a big win for the bandwidth...

[woutur]

This has always been a hard decicion for us. Maybe it isn't even achievable when you use large servers.

[SuperDre]

Well, it could be achievable, but you propably need a dedicated server for very large servers, since every user needs a thread (well that's the way I propably would do it), but you could always implement it as an option in the next version (LOL), and if it works you could even make it the default setting... It propably wouldn't be easy, but in theory it's easy.. It's just like the old Gravis Ultrasound card principle.. But if you could get it to work, it would be very powerfull bandwith speaking..

[woutur]

True true. But it would use MASSIVE cpu cycles. 'That's where the problem lies. Right now you can use TS on really low hardware specs. Plus it would add more latency of course since the streams need to be processed.

Mixing streams requires a lot of CPU. But maybe your suggestion isn't that bad. If we make it an option.