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The Streaming Concept

Extra packets are buffered in memory in order to compensate for the unpredictable delivery over the Internet.

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Filling the Buffer

"Buffering 70% complete" means 70% of a reserved area in memory is filled. When it gets to 100%, the software (Windows Media Player in this example) will start "playing" the video.

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