Perbandingan Analisis Kualitas Layanan (QoS) Aplikasi Audio Streaming Server dengan Shoutcast dan Icecast

Abstract

With the presence of streaming audio technology, the size of audio files can be compressed or depreciated so easily transferred through the Internet. To ensure that users get the streaming audio technology and reliable performance of the service, then testing and QoS analysis to determine the extent to which the quality of audio performance streaming server to provide a good service. QoS as form a measure of the degree of service delivered to the client, where the core of the process of sending audio streaming files must arrive at your destination of choice without interference. Results of testing audio services Shoutcast and Icecast streaming server can be considered to have a good quality streaming service that meets the ITU-T G.114 with an average delay of 65 ms on the Icecast server and an average delay of 200 ms on the Shoutcast server. There is no packet loss at the time of the audio streaming Shoutcast or Icecast server so that the server can be categorized both very good for a streaming service. Icecast server has the advantages of a more effective system that is if you want to add the number of listener or listeners, change passwords, or to restart the server can be done more easily while Shoutcast server has an advantage in sound clarity, especially in the AAC+ audio files.