# Re streaming live streams for tricaster to multicast udp.

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/re-streaming-live-streams-for-tricaster-to-multicast-udp/36512>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [May 11, 2011, 10:34am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/re-streaming-live-streams-for-tricaster-to-multicast-udp/36512 "2011-05-11T10:34:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Carl\_Spangenberger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/48db29/32.png) [@Carl\_Spangenberger](https://community.wowza.com/u/Carl_Spangenberger)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 10:34am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/re-streaming-live-streams-for-tricaster-to-multicast-udp/36512/1 "2011-05-11T10:34:28Z")

</div>

I am looking into deploying a Wowza server that will re stream live streams for a number of tricaster broadcast media servers to set top boxes and vlc clients using multicast mpeg-ts streams (H.264). The input from the tricasters will be rtmp push 30fps 512kbps H264 streams. Output will be multicast mpegts H264. I have the solution working but I do not know how much hardware is needed for this solution. Could someone please give a idea what hardware is needed for this solutions.

Thanks,

Carl

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/re-streaming-live-streams-for-tricaster-to-multicast-udp/36512/2 "2011-05-11T15:40:36Z")

</div>

Carl,

What matters is max number of concurrent clients and stream bitrate. Generally, for production streaming server, a dual quad Nehalem cpu or newer, 4 - 8g ram, and at least a 1gbs nic. That will handle about 1600 500kbs streams. The nic will be the limiter.

Richard