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Reconnect Windows and Clean Stream Exits

What's this blog post about?

The text discusses how Mux, an online video platform, handles live streaming issues such as network failures and disconnections. It explains the concept of reconnect windows that allow seamless resumption of content if a stream is interrupted but not terminated. However, it also highlights the challenges associated with intentional stream termination, which can be mistaken for network failure. The text provides three solutions to this problem: fading to black or running an end screen slate, using Mux API's signalComplete function, and enabling reduced latency mode to opt out of reconnect windows entirely. Each solution has its own trade-offs that need to be considered based on the specific requirements of a project.

Company
Mux

Date published
Dec. 4, 2020

Author(s)
Ed Ropple

Word count
946

Hacker News points
None found.

Language
English


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