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Leverage Common Media Client Data (CMCD) on AWS

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This article discusses how to leverage Common Media Client Data (CMCD) on AWS for video streaming observability, particularly for iOS 18 with its new support for CMCD in HTTP Live Streaming (HLS).

Specifically, the article covers:

  • Overview of CMCD and its benefits for monitoring video streaming performance
  • Implementation of CMCD in iOS 18 and new performance metrics available through AVMetricEvent
  • Collecting and storing CMCD data in Amazon Timestream
  • Visualizing CMCD data with Amazon QuickSight and using Amazon Q for natural language queries
  • Conclusion on the benefits of integrating CMCD with AWS services like CloudFront for comprehensive video observability
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