May 30, 2007
Absolute Radio UK Multicast
The Absolute Radio UK global multicast stream is provided as an experimental service by the University of Southampton with permission from Absolute Radio (formerly Virgin Radio). For more information about this radio station, visit http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/.
Both global IPv4 (GLOP) and IPv6 (Embedded RP) versions of the stream are available:
| Station | Bitrate | IPv4 | IPv6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute Radio | 192 kbps | 233.3.18.66 | ff7e:440:2001:630:d0:f001:9000:1215 |
| Absolute Classic Rock | 128 kbps | 233.3.18.68 | ff7e:440:2001:630:d0:f001:9000:1217 |
| Absolute Xtreme | 192 kbps | 233.3.18.69 | ff7e:440:2001:630:d0:f001:9000:1218 |
The paramaters for the multicast streams are:
| UDP Port: | 5004 |
|---|---|
| Payload Type: | RTP/AVP |
| RTP Payload ID: | 14 (audio/mpa) |
| Audio Format | MPEG-1 Layer 2, 48 kHz, Stereo |
To listen to the stream, you need a multicast enabled audio player. Here is a list of players that are known to work:
- QuickTime Player 7 (IPv4 only)
- VideLAN Client 0.8.4 (IPv4 and IPv6)
If you manage to get any of the streams working in another player, please let us know. Absolute Radio is reflected from satellite Eurobird 1using dvbshout.
Windows Media multicast streams
Windows Media multicast streams are also now available directly from Absolute Radio:
| Station | Bitrate | IPv4 |
|---|---|---|
| Absolute Radio | 192 kbps | 233.135.203.1 : 30772 |
| Absolute Classic Rock | 192 kbps | 233.135.203.3 : 26984 |
| Absolute Xtreme | 192 kbps | 233.135.203.4 : 23404 |
They are known to work in Windows Media Player for Macintosh and Windows.
Hello from Rhode Island, USA.
As a Ham Radio Operator & Experimentor, I really apprciate the efforts of all concerned with the IPV6 protocol.
My computer is Debian (Etch)
Linux n1gke 2.6.26-1-686 #1 SMP Sat Nov 8 19:00:26 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
Movie Player v2.22.2 using GStreamer 0.10.20 and GNOME
I am using Teredo/Miredo tunneling software and my server is teredo-relay.funet.fi
I wish my own ISP was in support of IPv6 already.
Thank you everyone involved for making this happen.
I can’t wait to build another computer that is using only IPv6.
I can be reached via irc.ipv6.freenode.net in channel #cw, #debian or #ipv6 and my nick is Spee_Der.
Cheers and beers while I work away on the weekend exploring more IPv6 stuffage.
More information about Absolute Radio’s satellite frequencies is here:
http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/listen/satellite_frequencies.html