Data Stream Channel Options

Data stream channel options entered on any Publisher Configuration page update publisher.xml. Data Stream Channel options entered on any Subscriber Configuration page update opensubscriber.xml.

Data stream channel options for publishers
Option	Description
Channel Name	A descriptive name for the publisher data stream channel. The channel name, multicast IP address, and multicast port should have the same values as in the corresponding channel in the subscriber.
Local Interface	IP address of a network interface on the local machine that will receive the messages.
Multicast IP Address	UDP multicast address used by the publisher's data stream channel for sending the messages over the network. The channel name, multicast IP address, and multicast port should have the same values as in the corresponding channel in the subscriber.
Multicast Port	Local port used by the publisher's data stream channel to send messages over the network using UDP multicasting. The channel name, multicast IP address, and multicast port should have the same values as in the corresponding channel in the subscriber.

Data Stream Channel options for subscribers
Option	Description
Channel Name	Descriptive name for the publisher data stream channel. The channelname, multicast IP address, and multicast port should have the same values as in the corresponding channel in the publisher.
Publisher Name	Contains a publisher name for each unique publisher, and is used to identify the publisher.
Local Interface	IP address of a network interface on the local machine that will receive the messages.
Multicast IP Address	UDP multicast address used by the publisher's data stream channel for sending the messages over the network. The channel name, multicast IP address, and multicast port should have the same values as in the corresponding channel in the publisher.
Multicast Port	Local port used by the publisher's data stream channel to send messages over the network using UDP multicasting. The channel name, multicast IP address, and multicast port should have the same values as in the corresponding channel in the publisher.