Step 3: Ensure correct setup on the upstream system - MediaLive

Step 3: Ensure correct setup on the upstream system

After you create the CDI input, you must make sure that the operator at the upstream system sets up correctly with your VPC, and that they push content to the correct locations in MediaLive.

To set up for a standard channel

If the planned channel is a standard channel, you must ensure that the operator at the upstream system provides two sources.

  1. Provide the operator with this information:

    • The IDs of the VPC, two subnets, and the security groups that the Amazon VPC user gave you in step 1.

    • The two endpoints (URLs) that MediaLive generated when you created the CDI input. These endpoints are the addresses in the blue boxes in the diagram after this procedure. These URLs each have a private IP address from the subnet range, and they specify port 5000. For example:

      10.30.30.33:5000

      10.40.40.44:5000

  2. Make sure that the operator sets up properly for a standard channel. They must do the following:

    • Set up two output interfaces. Set up one upstream system with one output interface in one of the subnets, and set up the other upstream system with one output interface in the other subnet. These interfaces are the addresses in the purple boxes in the diagram after this procedure.

    • Make sure that the two content sources are identical in terms of video resolution and bitrate.

    • Push to the correct URLs on MediaLive. For example, they must push to:

      10.30.30.33:5000

      10.40.40.44:5000

To set up for a single-pipeline channel

  • There will be one upstream system that sends content to only one of the subnets in the VPC.

  • The content will flow from the VPC to one of the endpoints on the input. The other endpoint will never be used.

  • MediaLive will ingest the single source content.

  1. Provide the operator with this information:

    • The IDs of the VPC, one of the subnets, and all of the security groups that the Amazon VPC user gave you.

    • Only the first of the two endpoints (URLs) that MediaLive generated when you created the CDI input. These endpoints are the addresses in the blue box in the diagram after this procedure. The URL has a private IP address from the subnet range, and it specifies port 5000.

      10.30.30.33:5000

  2. Make sure that the operator sets up properly for a single-pipeline channel. They must:

    • Set up one upstream system.

    • Set up one output interfaces. The interface is the address in one of the purple boxes in the diagram after this procedure.

    • Push to the correct URL on MediaLive. For example, they must push to:

      10.30.30.33:5000