How are Live TV channels sourced by IP

[IkeTaylor11 61]

I am using Emby for Live TV with an IPTV provider. The provider allows for 4 simultaneous streams from 2 different IP addresses. When watching the channels through Emby will each connecting client be seen as a seperate IP for the IPTV provider or do they all share the IP of the Emby server.

 

For example. 

 

Client 1 playing channel 1 on an iPhone using LTE

Client 2 playing channel 2 on an android box on home LAN

Client 3 playing channel 3 on an android box using a remote connection on a different WAN

Client 4 playing channel 4 on an iphone using wireless at a cafe

 

Each client is watching a different channel which will use up all 4 streams. But, since each IP of each device will be different will I be going over the IP limit of my provider? Or does every channel being watched show as the same IP since they are going through the Emby server? 

 

[Luke 42079]

They'll use the ip of emby server.

[IkeTaylor11 61]

They'll use the ip of emby server.

Ok that’s good news. So what if multiple users are watching the same channel at the same time? Does it only use 1 stream from the source or is each user tying up a stream?

 

 

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[Luke 42079]

It depends on the source format. When possible they'll share the stream.

[neik 873]

It depends on the source format. When possible they'll share the stream.

 

What are the source formats that support sharing?

[Luke 42079]

Right now mpegts streams.