Integrate Multi-Resolution HLS Streams to Ant Media Server as Edge Server

[Mohit-3196]

Summary

We have 3 streams (360p, 480p, 1080p) from our Live-Transcoder on the origin server. These streams need to be delivered to the Ant Media Server, which will act as one of our Edge Servers. The goal is to serve an m3u8 URL (HLS) to our video player, allowing clients to switch between different resolutions using a .smil file.

Current Setup

• Origin Server: Wowza
• Streams:
  • 360p: https://server.net/application/_definst_/mp4:teststream_360p/playlist.m3u8
  • 480p: https://server.net/application/_definst_/mp4:teststream_480p/playlist.m3u8
  • 1080p: https://server.net/application/_definst_/mp4:teststream/playlist.m3u8
• SMIL URL: https://server.net/application/_definst_/smil:teststream.smil/playlist.m3u8

Objective

• Integrate the existing Wowza streams with Ant Media Server to function as an edge server.
• Ensure that the HLS URL is delivered to the video player, allowing seamless resolution switching based on the .smil configuration.

Tasks

1. Ant Media Server Configuration: Set up Ant Media Server as an edge server to pull the HLS streams from the Wowza origin server.
2. Stream Integration: Configure the Ant Media Server to recognize and handle the multiple stream resolutions (360p, 480p, 1080p) provided by the Wowza origin server.
3. SMIL Configuration: Implement a .smil file setup to manage resolution switching on the client side.
4. Testing: Test the setup to ensure that the video player can successfully switch between different resolutions based on network conditions or user selection.

Expected Outcome

• The video player should be able to access a single m3u8 URL served by Ant Media Server, which dynamically points to the appropriate stream resolution.
• Clients should be able to switch between 360p, 480p, and 1080p streams seamlessly.

[muratugureminoglu]

Agent Mohit Dubey linked Freshdesk ticket 132417 for this issue.