The network and video signal settings are displayed on the screen for your reference.
Each network adapter in use will have a status line displayed on the Streaming screen.
Network adapter identifier, according to the Linux system of identifying network adaptors; eth for Ethernet (LAN), WLAN
for Wi-Fi, and PPP for a USB WWAN adapter. Following that is the Encoder IP address, the bitrate currently being
transmitted, and the number of bytes sent so far. Next is the CWND, the current Congestion Window for this adapter, the
status of the adapter (Online when the adapter is in use, Offline if the adapter is not responding or the latency is too high)
and finally RTT, the measured round-trip time or latency of the connection.
After the individual network adapter properties, the overall status of the stream is displayed. The first item is the
transmission bitrate setting in kilobits per second (Kbps). Bitrate is the main factor for quality of the transmission, higher
being better. Following that is the
Encoder Buffer, which elsewhere may be referred to as Encoder Latency or VBR, and is
measured in seconds (s). This represents the built-in delay added by the Encoder software to improve the compression of
the ACT-L3 video before sending the video frames.
“Dropped” indicates dropped Encoder frames
; it should remain zero or fixed after stream startup in most cases. If this
number starts climbing, then the video-encoding software could be malfunctioning. If the Prefer Quality Over Framerate
feature is being used, this may be increasing due to low-quality frames being dropped.
NOTE: Sometimes a few frames are dropped at the start of a video capture, but as long as the number is not increasing,
there is nothing to be concerned about.
Following dropped frames is the
Decoder IP, which is the address at which the Streambox Decoder or Streambox Media
Player is receiving the live stream.
The second status line contains some technical diagnostic information, including a summary of Encoder switch settings, a
summary of LDMP settings, and ending with a measurement of latency from Encoder to Decoder, measured in
milliseconds.
In the center of the screen you have a timer measuring the duration of your live stream, and a large button to stop the
stream.
In the upper left corner of the screen, next to the Network adapter, is the instantaneous bitrate of the live stream. This
number should be near the intended bitrate, but it may fluctuate.
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