Markdown Version | Session Recording
Session Date/Time: 21 Jul 2025 10:00
mops
Summary
This meeting covered updates on the network overlay impacts document, the Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), BT's deployment of multicast-assisted unicast delivery (MAUD), and Cloudflare's deployment experiences with Media over QUIC (MoQ). The meeting focused on problem statements, solutions, and future plans in each area.
Key Discussion Points
- Network Overlay Impacts:
- Review of the updated document (version 2).
- Discussion on potential unintended consequences of network overlays on streaming workflows, DNS resolution, and IP address assignment.
- Emphasis on the need for more reviews and feedback from the community.
- Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA):
- Update on SVTA's activities, including the recent Segments conference.
- Discussion on the SVTA's QUIC Proof of Concept (PoC) and its findings regarding CPU utilization.
- Announcement of an IAB workshop on IP Geolocation and SVTA's involvement.
- BT's Multicast Assisted Unicast Delivery (MAUD):
- Presentation of MAUD as a solution to peak bandwidth demands caused by streaming events.
- Description of MAUD's architecture, which aims to integrate with existing CDNs and OTT services without modifying player applications.
- Discussion of initial trial results and future research directions, including low latency and personalized advertising.
- Cloudflare's Media over QUIC (MoQ) Deployment:
- Overview of MoQ's position in the media technology landscape, aiming to bridge the gap between HTTP-based and RTC-based technologies.
- Explanation of the implementation challenges, particularly the need for system integration and refactoring.
- Call for community involvement in measurement, validation, and feedback to the MoQ specification.
Decisions and Action Items
- Network Overlay Impacts Document: Community to review the document and provide feedback via GitHub PR, SVTA survey, or the mops mailing list.
- SVTA QUICK POC Publication of new results will be advertised in Montreal
- IAB IP GEO workshop: Community to consider submitting a paper.
- MAUD: BT to explore the Tree DM for future implementations.
Next Steps
- Continue working on the network overlay impacts document based on community feedback.
- Further SVTA activities, including the Segments conference in Montreal.
- BT to continue product trial and implementation of MAUD, exploring low latency and personalized advertising solutions.
- Cloudflare to continue MoQ development and integration, seeking community involvement and feedback.