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Wiki Categories: QoS/QoE

Mean Time to Resolution

The average time it takes to resolve an issue. In media streaming context, the issue can impact streaming QoS, PQ or QoE.

Mean Time To Detection

The average time it takes to detect an issue. In media streaming context, the issue can impact streaming QoS, PQ or QoE.

Universally Unique Identifier

Unique 128-bit identifier, usually represented as a 32 hexadecimal string. UUIDs are extensively used to uniquely identify entities in computing systems, including media streaming workflows.

Fragmented MP4 (fMP4)

Fragmented MP4 (fMP4) is an MP4 container with its media logically partitioned into moof-mdat pairs (fragments). fMP4 can be one .mp4 file (all fragments) streamed using byte-range requests to the .mp4 file or many .m4s files (one per fragment) streamed using regular requests for each .m4s file.

Encoded Bitrate

Encoded Bitrate is the bitrate of the compressed (i.e. during ABR encode/transcode) audio or video media objects, each Bitrate level representing different quality levels in ABR. The concept of Encoded Bitrate is inherent in various ABR-related definitions: e.g. CMCD br key, e.g. HLS Playlist Variant Stream BANDWIDTH parameter, e.g. DASH . . . Read more

Common Media Server Data (CMSD)

Common Media Server Data (CMSD) is a CTA standard (CTA-5006) published in 2022 defining how Origins and CDNs send status information to downstream workflow nodes (e.g. CDNs, players) with every object response.