[LAD] jack routing vs pulse routing

James Morris jwm.art.net at gmail.com
Sat Apr 23 18:04:04 UTC 2011


On 23 April 2011 16:15, Paul Davis <paul at linuxaudiosystems.com> wrote:

>> Can someone sum up the differences between JACK and Pulse in this regard?
>
> you might start with the JACK FAQ
>
> the most important differences are that JACK is 100% synchronous and
> Pulse is not. there are many other differences but this the core
> difference. Pulse uses a "push" model in which clients deliver data to
> the server. JACK uses a "pull" model to force clients to deliver data
> on time, and in order.
>

Thanks, that is exactly what I was looking for.

Cheers,
James.



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