1.6 Applicability Statement

The MSBD Protocol can be used to distribute Advanced Systems Format (ASF) packets over an IP-based network. The MSBD Protocol is designed for distribution of content between servers or from an encoder to a server.<3> The MSBD Protocol is not intended for use by an end-user application, such as Windows Media Player, except for troubleshooting use.

The UDP encapsulation mode of this protocol might not be suitable for content that uses large ASF data packets. Large ASF data packets can cause the UDP packets to be fragmented into multiple IP datagrams, and fragmentation of IP datagrams might be undesirable. When the content uses these large packets, TCP is the recommended encapsulation mode.