TCP vs UDP on video stream

Question

I just came home from my exam in network-programming, and one of the question they asked us was \"If you are going to stream video, would you use TCP or UDP? Give an

Answer 1

Besides all the other reasons, UDP can use multicast. Supporting 1000s of TCP users all transmitting the same data wastes bandwidth. However, there is another important reason for using TCP.

TCP can much more easily pass through firewalls and NATs. Depending on your NAT and operator, you may not even be able to receive a UDP stream due to problems with UDP hole punching.