2.5 Use Cases

The following table provides an overview for the groups of use cases that span the functionality of the Media Streaming Server system. The sections that follow provide detailed descriptions of the use cases in each group.

Use case group

Use cases

Publish Content

Publish Content to Media Server - Encoder

Publish Secure Content to Media Server – Digital Rights Management (DRM) Packager

Note  Digital Rights Management (DRM) is an optional component. For relevant supported Windows versions, see [MS-DRM].

Stream Content

Stream Content from Media Server - Media Player Client

Request License from License Server - Media Player Client

Log Statistics to Servers - Media Player Client

Discover Media Server URLs - Medial Player Client