RMSS+ provides you the solution to perform real-time encoding of video, multicast or broadcast multimedia content over the Intranet and the broadband Internet. Using IPv4 multicast and the dynamic skyscraper multicast algorithm, you can serve virtually an unlimited number of clients with a single server machine. The RMSS+ system can also provide features like server/client side caching, time-shifting, picture-in-picture support, VCR function, etc.

In the latest release (version 0.2, 9-10-2002), serveral performance enhancements were made. In particular, two new features, Forward Error Correction and Key Encryption, were added to the system. They can be turned on or off as options.

RMSS stands for Reliable Media Streaming Service. Since RMSS+ is an extension of the RMSS project , that's why it's named RMSS plus. RMSS+ (and RMSS) are non-profit making, research oriented projects. The main purpose of the RMSS+ is to provide a platform or advanced research & development. We also hope that the general public can use the RMSS+ for educational and entertainment purpose. The system was developed by Prof. John C.S. Lui and a group of dedicated students from the Computer Science & Engineering Department at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

RMSS+ is absolutely free! RMSS+ is freely available under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Currently, a linux server, a linux client, a Java(TM) windows client and a tunneling software are available for download.

As we have indicated, it is our intention (both students and the professor) to release our code as a free-software (e.g., under the GPL-license agreement). After so many years of benefiting from the free software community, we believe it is time for us to contribute something back (and hopefully, it is good). If you are doing non-profit, non-commercial project and wish to use our software, we are more than happy to assist. We also welcome any feedback from different end users. We promise to work on the bug as quickly as possible. Also, if you share our vision in the development of free-software and you have some exciting ideas about streaming multimedia services, please feel free to talk to any one of our group. We welcome new and "controversial" ideas.