In this paper we describe a method for transmitting H.264/AVC encoded video. The data transfer is performed by adapting data transmission to network performance in order to ensure continuous transmission. The data transfer between server and client terminals is performed by TCP sockets. The original video is encoded in H.264/AVC for different levels of bitrate using the GStreamer library. Then each encoded video is segmented at GOP level. The purpose of segmenting the video is to facilitate switching between different video qualities to adapt the bitrate to the variable network capacity, and using a control in the server side. Segmenting the encoded video has the advantages of scaling the digital video service and the maximum use of network resources.

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