Advanced CDN features for MediaTailor
After implementing basic content delivery network (CDN) configuration, explore these advanced features to further enhance your AWS Elemental MediaTailor streaming platform's performance and reliability.
- Media Quality-Aware Routing (MQAR)
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MQAR is an Amazon CloudFront feature that automatically selects the highest quality content source based on real-time network performance metrics. Instead of using a fixed origin server, MQAR dynamically routes requests to the best-performing origin based on factors like latency and throughput. This helps ensure viewers receive the highest possible quality stream even during network fluctuations.
If you use Amazon CloudFront, implement MQAR to automatically select the highest quality content source based on real-time metrics. For details, see CloudFront integration in the CloudFront integration section.
- Manifest filtering
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Manifest filtering allows you to customize which renditions (different quality versions of the same content) are included in the manifests that MediaTailor delivers to viewers. Filtering helps optimize bandwidth usage by removing renditions that aren't appropriate for certain devices or network conditions. For example, you might remove 4K renditions for mobile devices or low-bandwidth connections.
For detailed information about implementing manifest filtering with AWS Elemental MediaPackage, see MediaPackage CDN integration.
- Multi-CDN strategy
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A multi-CDN strategy uses multiple CDN providers simultaneously to improve reliability and performance. If one CDN experiences issues, traffic can automatically shift to another provider. This approach is particularly valuable for high-profile live events where reliability is critical.
For information about implementing a multi-CDN strategy with MediaTailor, see Plan CDN integration.
