Streaming Media
A labs.ericsson.com enabler
http://labs.ericsson.com/apis/streaming-media

Streaming Media
Investigate the possibilities of delivering
video to the of mobile phones, but also other
devices.
We provide unique testing tools that makes
radio performance directly visible on the
screen, and detailed knowledge about the
transport and session is accessible for you in
a live web-based monitor.
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Why Streaming Media?
Streaming is the major path to provide video content to
mobile phones.
– However, mobile devices come in many different flavors, so
detailed knowledge is needed to make streaming available to as
many phones as possible.
– We are working with standardization and prototyping of
streaming and have therefore developed tools that can be very
useful in in investigation potential issues and optimizing
streaming transport.
– We have bundled some of our tools to provide you with the
means to investigate, experiment with and monitor how media is
streamed to your mobile phone or other devices.
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Main features
3GPP-compliant, IMTC-tested streaming server
Unique Visual Loss Source: Packet Losses
– Packet losses shown as “missing bricks”
– Can test various bitrates
Test content with many different encodings
Live Monitor: Follow the state of an “Visual Loss” Source
on-going streaming session
Off-line log of your tests
REST-API for accessing the test data
Collaborative list of working phone/content
combinations Live Monitor
More features to come: Adaptive streaming, Possibility to upload your content
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Streaming Media Overview
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Live Monitor: Screen-Shot
IP Statistics
Replay captured
Message Direction, Sequence Number Events
as time progresses
Time, since TCP connection established
“Live” Updates
Expand for Message Details
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