Reddisa serves as a practical laboratory for studying the end‑to‑end video streaming pipeline. Our platform allows researchers, students, and developers to interact with the core technologies that power modern internet video.
Observe ABR in action: monitor resolution/bitrate while running a speed test. Research questions: reaction time to bandwidth drops? trade‑off between rebuffering and quality switches?
Compare H.264, H.265 (HEVC) and AV1. The Codec Efficiency Analyzer demonstrates bandwidth savings: e.g., H.265 ≈50% better compression for 4K; AV1 pushes efficiency further.
Examine manifests: HLS `#EXT-X-STREAM-INF` reveals bandwidth/resolution variants; DASH shows `AdaptationSet` and `Representation` structures. Compare adaptive logic and adoption.
Investigate WebTorrent/WebRTC as alternatives to CDNs. Understand how P2P can reduce server costs and improve scalability – a key area for independent content providers.
Detect encryption: AES‑128 in HLS, token authentication via HTTP headers. Examine how platforms use short‑lived URLs and key delivery to maintain security.
Objective: Analyse prevalence of protocols/codecs used by SA broadcasters.
Methodology: Probe public .m3u8/.mpd manifests via Reddisa stream tester; catalogue regional technical standards.
Objective: Measure end‑to‑end latency of live news/sports streams in SA.
Methodology: Use "Latency Test" tool to approximate delay, compare HLS low‑latency modes vs. traditional chunked delivery.
| Reference | Topic |
|---|---|
| Peroni, L., & Gorinsky, S. (2024). An End‑to‑End Pipeline Perspective on Video Streaming in Best‑Effort Networks: A Survey and Tutorial | End‑to‑end pipeline |
| R. Kundel, et al. (2018). OakStreaming: A Peer‑to‑Peer Video Streaming Library. Journal of Web Engineering | P2P streaming |
| Generic Internet Streaming Requirements Clause (Industry best practices) | Content protection standards |
We invite students and researchers to use Reddisa for academic projects. If you would like to feature your work, please contact us.