ApsaraVideo Live ingests a live stream in edge ingest mode. In this mode, ApsaraVideo Live preferentially ingests streams to the optimal Alibaba Cloud CDN nodes. No additional configuration is required to use the edge ingest mode. ApsaraVideo Live uses edge ingest to distribute content for streaming domains that are added after February 21, 2019. This topic describes the overview, benefits, and related operations of edge ingest.
- Edge ingest
Backed by abundant Alibaba Cloud CDN nodes that have wide coverage, ApsaraVideo Live preferentially schedules streaming data to the optimal CDN nodes that are nearest to users. In addition, ApsaraVideo Live uses an intelligent scheduling system to rapidly transmit data to an Alibaba Cloud live center for content delivery. This ensures that users access the optimal upstream networks and resolves the issues of stuttering and slow stream pulling during upstream transmission.
- Live center ingest (gradually phased out)
The live center ingest mode of ApsaraVideo Live is being discontinued. ApsaraVideo Live uses edge ingest to distribute content for streaming domains that are added after February 21, 2019. Specific new features are not supported in the live center ingest mode. We recommend that you use the edge ingest mode instead of the live center ingest mode to distribute content. You can submit a ticket to contact Alibaba Cloud technical support. For more information, see Contact us.
Benefits of edge ingest
- Wide coverage: Edge ingest allows you to use more than 2800 points of presence (POPs) that are deployed across the world to distribute content. More than 500 POPs are deployed outside the Chinese mainland and more than 2,300 POPs are deployed in the Chinese mainland. This allows you to deploy your live streaming services in most countries and regions.
- Intelligence: In edge ingest mode, ApsaraVideo Live preferentially ingests streams to the POPs that are nearest to users to ensure stable content transmission.
Related operations
By default, ApsaraVideo Live uses edge ingest to distribute content for streaming domains that are added after February 21, 2019. To use the edge ingest mode, you need only to bind an ingest domain to a streaming domain. No additional configuration is required.
- For more information, see Bind the domain names.
- For more information, see Bind a stream pushing domain to a streaming domain.