This course covers OTT TV by primarily looking at the delivery of video streams using HTTP adaptive streaming. Both MPEG DASH and HLS are investigated. Hands on sessions involve using Wireshark to analyse streams as well as crafting segmented content.
Anyone working in the broadcast industry.
TCP/IP foundation for engineers.
2 days
Brodeo providers vs ISPs. Progressive downloads
versus streaming. Why not UDP and RTP for
delivery? Adaptive bit rate streaming. Standards.
Hands on: Base network setup. Using WireShark
for HTTP streams.
IP, TCP, IPv6. HTTP. HTTP 1.0, HTTP 1.1,
HTTP 2.0, HTTP header fields. HTML 5.
Hands on: Analysing HTTP.
Chunks, fragments, segments. Manifest files.
Encoding, resolution, bitrates. Addressing,
relative and absolute URLs, redirection. When
does the client switch streams? Switch points.
Hands on: Walk through of client behaviours on
a stream.
Server components, distribution components,
client software. CDN, caching, multiple servers.
Hands on: Analysing CDN and Internet delivery.
TCP ACK, TCP connections, unicast only. TCP
flow control, TCP and performance.
Hands on: TCP window sizes.
Stakeholders, DASH architecture and model,
codec agnostic, XML, Media Presentation
Description, Media Presentation, segment
formats.
Hands on: MPEG DASH analysis.
Stakeholders. Media segments, media playlists,
master playlists. Adobe HTTP dynamic
streaming, Microsoft smooth streaming.
Hands on: Analysing HLS.
mp4dash, mp4fragment, libdash. Apple
developer tools for HLS.
Hands on: Creating segmented content.
HTTPS, encryption, content protection.
Hands on: Encryption analysis.
Choosing a streaming method. Impact of live versus VoD. Web sockets.
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This structured training course seeks to build upon workbook learning through the use of group exercises, dynamic discussion and individual tasks in order to deliver an engaging and interactive module that will ensure all candidates are able to transfer their new skills into the workplace.