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Introduction
Mesh Delivery for Streaming can be integrated into your website with Dash.js, the reference MPEG-DASH player developed and maintained by DASH-IF, in just a few simple steps.
We have built an optimized wrapper for Dash.js from v2.6.0.
The complete list of integrations we support and guides for setting them up can be found here. If you would like to integrate Mesh Delivery for streaming with a video player not on the list, write to us at cdnsupport@lumen.com and we will help you out.
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Step 1: Install Dash.js and Mesh Delivery builds
You will first need to install the builds for Dash.js and the appropriate Mesh Delivery build. This can be done in two ways.
From our CDN
Include these sources in the HTML <head>:
To get the highest flexibility of deployment, we recommend setting the StreamrootKey in the Query Parameter "srKey".
Parameter name |
Mandatory |
Description |
YOUR_STREAMROOT_KEY |
Yes |
The unique Streamroot key that we have assigned to you; make sure it is identical to the one provided in the Account section of your dashboard. |
Using npm
Install runtime and dev dependencies:
In your application, import/require the package you want to use, like this example:
Step 2: Set up Dash.js and Mesh Delivery
In the HTML <body> or with npm
Parameter name |
Mandatory |
Description |
No |
The object in which you can pass Mesh Delivery options (property, contentIdGenerator, id, etc.). |
|
YOUR_STREAMROOT_KEY |
Yes |
The unique Streamroot key that we have assigned to you; make sure it is identical to the one provided in the Account section of your dashboard. |
YOUR_PLAYLIST_URL |
Yes |
Your DASH playlist. |
Step 3: Visualize Mesh Delivery
To verify that Mesh Delivery was correctly configured, please install our Mesh Delivery graphs.
Recommended Options
Other Recommendations
For optimal performance with live content, we recommend setting the following values in the player options:
Mesh Delivery currently has compatibility issues when BOLA is activated on live streams; VOD is not affected. We highly recommend deactivating BOLA for live streaming including DVR streams.
For versions 2.6.0 and later, by default dash.js dynamically switches between throughput-based rules and BOLA. Use the following to disable BOLA and use throughput strategy instead (see dash.js documentation).
And in just a few easy steps you should have a working integration of Mesh Delivery! We encourage you to explore our documentation to understand the various features we offer so you can make the most out of our product.