Swarmcasting enables web content, especially rich media (video) files, to be sent across the internet more efficiently than traditional routes. The content or original file is broken into much smaller packets, which are then distributed to any computers that have requested them.
Each machine's " role ', for want of a better word, blurs and the network simply changes into a grid or mesh ๙ file-transfer nodes all working together to accelerate the file-transfer process. This enables people to disseminate and share large video files in a much faster and efficient manner than normal.Technologies like the BitTorrent40 client were written to enable this. It will also enable democratisation of media making and distribution. เท effect, large institutions may be able to run their own TV stations across the internet in-house but this is only just beginning to happen. With a high-definition digital video camera, a powerful computer and the relevant software, it is now possible to make your own feature films. This could enable personalised portfolios of multimedia content to be established.
This technology has implications for IPR (intellectual property rights) - it is quite easy to copy (rip) and make duplicates (burn DVDs) from files disseminated over the internet in this way and it will become much easier, quicker and more efficient as broadband connections become much larger.