To be done in lab this week:

1. streaming

2. migrate to Tiny



Think of the player as a data-mover between inputs and outputs.



Inputs, sources of Data:

-Palm (serial)

-other music players on the network



Outputs:

-speaker

-Palm (serial)

-other music players on the network



Need to put buffer(s) between inputs and outputs.

Single queue vs. multiple queues for buffering:

single queue:

-need to include information in packet header to distinguish between packets from different sources

-music can get behind if there are a lot of packets from other sources, blocking the music packets in the queue





multiple (fixed number of) queues:

-dedicate each queue to packets coming from certain input(s)

-switching logic at the input to put packets into the corresponding queue; switching logic at the output to take packets out of the corresponding queue 

-need something to control switching at the inputs and outputs