Low-Latency DASH and HLS streaming

OvenMediaEngine supports HTTP based streaming protocols such as HLS, MPEG-DASH(Hereafter DASH), and Low-Latency MPEG-DASH with CMAF(Hereafter LLDASH).

Title

Functions

Delivery

HTTP for HLS and DASH HTTP 1.1 chunked transfer for LLDash

Security

TLS (HTTPS)

Format

TS for HLS

ISOBMFF for DASH

CMAF for LLDASH

Codec

H.264, AAC

OvenMediaEngine will support Low-Latency HLS in the near future. We are always keeping an eye on the decision from Apple inc.

Configuration

To use HLS, Dash and LLDash, you need to add the <HLS> and<DASH> elements to the <Publishers> in the configuration as shown in the following example.

<Server version="8">
    <Bind>
        <Publishers>
            <HLS>
                <Port>80</Port>
            </HLS>
            <DASH>
                <Port>80</Port>
            </DASH>
        </Publishers>
    </Bind>
    <VirtualHosts>
		    <VirtualHost>
            <Applications>
                <Application>
                    <Publishers>
                        <HLS>
                            <SegmentDuration>5</SegmentDuration>
                            <SegmentCount>3</SegmentCount>
                            <CrossDomains>
                                <Url>*<Url>
                            </CrossDomains>
                        </HLS>
                        <DASH>
                            <SegmentDuration>5</SegmentDuration>
                            <SegmentCount>3</SegmentCount>
                            <CrossDomains>
                                <Url>*<Url>
                            </CrossDomains>
                        </DASH>
                        <LLDASH>
                            <SegmentDuration>5</SegmentDuration>
                            <CrossDomains>
                                <Url>*<Url>
                            </CrossDomains>
                        </LLDASH>
                    </Publishers>
                </Application>
            </Applications>
        </VirtualHost>
    </VirtualHosts>
</Server>

Element

Decscription

Bind

Set the HTTP port to provide HLS and DASH. LLDASH and DASH are provided on the same port, and DASH and HLS can be set to the same port.

SegmentDuration

Set the length of the segment in seconds. The shorter the <SegmentDuration>, the lower latency can be streamed, but it is less stable during streaming. Therefore, we are recommended to set it to 3 to 5 seconds.

SegmentCount

Set the number of segments to be exposed to *.mpd. The smaller the number of <SegmentCount>, the lower latency can be streamed, but it is less reliable during streaming. Therefore, it is recommended to set this value to 3.

It doesn't need to set SegmentCount for LLDASH because LLDASH only has one segment on OvenMediaEngine.

CrossDomains

Control the domain in which the player works through <CorssDomain>. For more information, please refer to the CrossDomain section.

CrossDomain

Most browsers and players prohibit accessing other domain resources in the currently running domain. You can control this situation through Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) or Cross-Domain (CrossDomain). You can set CORS and Cross-Domain as <CrossDomains> element.

Server.xml

<CrossDomains>
    <Url>*</Url>
    <Url>*.airensoft.com</Url>
    <Url>http://*.ovenplayer.com</Url>
    <Url>https://demo.ovenplayer.com</Url>
</CrossDomains>

You can set it using the <Url> element as shown above, and you can use the following values:

Url Value

Description

Allows requests from all Domains

domain

Allows both HTTP and HTTPS requests from the specified Domain

http://domain

Allows HTTP requests from the specified Domain

https://domain

Allows HTTPS requests from the specified Domain

Streaming

LLDASH, DASH, and HLS Streaming are ready when a live source is inputted and a stream is created. Viewers can stream using OvenPlayer or other players.

Also, you need to set H.264 and AAC in the Transcoding profile because MPEG-DASH and HLS use these codecs.

<OutputProfiles>
	<OutputProfile>
		<Name>bypass_stream</Name>
		<OutputStreamName>${OriginStreamName}</OutputStreamName>
		<Encodes>
			<Audio>
				<Bypass>true</Bypass>
			</Audio>
			<Video>
				<Bypass>true</Bypass>
			</Video>
		</Encodes>
	</OutputProfile>
</OutputProfiles>

When you create a stream, as shown above, you can play LLDASH, DASH, and HLS through OvenPlayer with the following URL:

Protocol

URL format

LLDASH

http://<Server IP>[:<DASH Port>]/<Application Name>/<Stream Name>/manifest_ll.mpd

Secure LLDASH

https://<Domain>[:<DASH TLSPort>]/<Application Name>/<Stream Name>/manifest_ll.mpd

DASH

http://<Server IP>[:<DASH Port>]/<Application Name>/<Stream Name>/manifest.mpd

Secure DASH

https://<Domain>[:<DASH TLSPort>]/<Application Name>/<Stream Name>/manifest.mpd

HLS

http://<Server IP>[:<HLS Port>]/<Application Name>/<Stream Name>/playlist.m3u8

Secure HLS

https://<Domain>[:<HLS TLSPort>]/<Application Name>/<Stream Name>/playlist.m3u8

If you use the default configuration, you can start streaming with the following URL:

https://[OvenMediaEngine IP]:443/app/<stream name>_o/playlist.m3u8
http://[OvenMediaEngine IP]:80/app/<stream name>_o/playlist.m3u8
https://[OvenMediaEngine IP]:443/app/<stream name>_o/manifest.mpd
http://[OvenMediaEngine IP]:80/app/<stream name>_o/manifest.mpd
https://[OvenMediaEngine IP]:443/app/<stream name>_o/manifest_ll.mpd
http://[OvenMediaEngine IP]:80/app/<stream name>_o/manifest_ll.mpd

We have prepared a test player that you can quickly see if OvenMediaEngine is working. Please refer to the Test Player for more information.

Last updated 2 years ago