AWS Elemental MediaConnect metrics to monitor media health - AWS Elemental MediaConnect
Media metrics

AWS Elemental MediaConnect metrics to monitor media health

AWS Elemental MediaConnect sends metrics to CloudWatch. You can review specific metrics to evaluate the health of the media transmitted by MediaConnect. The media health metrics listed below only apply to Transport Stream (TS) flows. For details about each metric, see the table in this section.

Media metrics

The following table lists media metrics that AWS Elemental MediaConnect sends to CloudWatch.

Note

All source-level and output-level metrics are also posted at the flow level. This allows you to query these metrics using the Flow ARN, Source ARN, or Output ARN dimensions as appropriate.

Metric Description
ConnectionAttempts

The number of reconnection attempts. If the MediaConnect flow or source loses its connection, it will attempt to reconnect automatically.

Units: Count

Supported protocols:

  • Zixi

  • SRT listener

  • SRT caller

Supported statistics:

  • Sum

Valid dimension sets:

  • Flow ARN

  • Source ARN

  • Availability Zone

  • All flows
ConsecutiveDrops

The number of data packets that were dropped in a row during transmission of data to or from MediaConnect.

Units: Count

Supported protocols:

  • Zixi

Supported statistics:

  • Maximum

  • Minimum

  • Average

Valid dimension sets:

  • Flow ARN

  • Source ARN

  • Availability Zone

  • All flows
ConsecutiveNotRecovered

The number of data packets that were not recovered in a row. After a data packet is dropped, error correction attempts to recover that packet. This metric helps to identify extended periods of data packets that were dropped and not recovered.

Units: Count

Supported protocols:

  • Zixi

Supported statistics:

  • Maximum

  • Minimum

  • Average

Valid dimension sets:

  • Flow ARN

  • Source ARN

  • Availability Zone

  • All flows
SourceJitter

The current network jitter, measured in milliseconds. Network jitter is a measurement of changes in latency. An increase in network jitter indicates inconsistency in the latency and can negatively impact quality.

Units: milliseconds (ms)

Supported protocols:

  • All Transport Stream (TS) protocols

Supported statistics:

  • Maximum

  • Minimum

  • Average

Valid dimension sets:

  • Flow ARN

  • Source ARN

  • Availability Zone

  • All flows
SourceLatency

The stream latency of the flow or source. Latency is the time it takes for data packets to travel from your source to MediaConnect.

Units: milliseconds (ms)

Supported protocols:

  • All Transport Stream (TS) protocols

Supported statistics:

  • Maximum

  • Minimum

  • Average

Valid dimension sets:

  • Flow ARN

  • Source ARN

  • Availability Zone

  • All flows
SourceUptime

The number of seconds that the source has been active. If the source is disconnected or has a connection timeout, this metric resets to zero.

Units: Count

Supported protocols:

  • All Transport Stream (TS) protocols

Supported statistics:

  • Maximum

  • Minimum

  • Average

Valid dimension sets:

  • Flow ARN

  • Source ARN

  • Availability Zone

  • All flows