<s>
Ace	B-Operating_System
Stream	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
peer-to-peer	O
multimedia	O
streaming	B-Architecture
protocol	I-Architecture
,	O
built	O
using	O
BitTorrent	B-Protocol
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ace	B-Operating_System
Stream	I-Operating_System
has	O
been	O
recognized	O
by	O
sources	O
as	O
a	O
potential	O
method	O
for	O
broadcasting	O
and	O
viewing	O
bootlegged	O
live	O
video	O
streams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protocol	O
functions	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
client	B-Protocol
and	O
a	O
server	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
users	O
stream	O
a	O
video	B-Application
feed	I-Application
using	O
Ace	B-Operating_System
Stream	I-Operating_System
,	O
they	O
are	O
simultaneously	O
downloading	O
from	O
peers	B-Protocol
and	O
uploading	B-Application
the	O
same	O
video	O
to	O
other	O
peers	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ace	B-Operating_System
Stream	I-Operating_System
began	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
TorrentStream	O
as	O
a	O
pilot	O
project	O
to	O
use	O
BitTorrent	B-Protocol
technology	O
to	O
stream	O
live	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
TorrentStream	O
,	O
was	O
re-released	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
ACE	B-Operating_System
Stream	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
