Add content steering documentation for MPEG-DASH #489
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| This article explains how to implement MPEG-DASH Content Steering with THEOplayer Web SDK. | ||
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| MPEG-DASH Content Steering allows the player to communicate with a steering server to receive a personalized priority list |
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Maybe link to the specification? Or add a "more information" section at the bottom with some links.
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| MPEG-DASH Content Steering allows the player to communicate with a steering server to receive a personalized priority list | ||
| for all the available CDN endpoints. This helps optimize the streaming experience by directing the player to use the | ||
| best possible CDN based on various factors such as network conditions, user location, and server load. |
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I think we should put more emphasis on the server-side aspect of this. Without content steering, a client is perfectly capable of responding to its own network conditions, but content steering allows you to steer large groups of clients as a whole.
Maybe look at how DASH-IF introduces this? https://reference.dashif.org/dash.js/latest/samples/advanced/content-steering.html
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| You can also override the `clientRequirement="false"` property in the MPEG-DASH manifest to enable Content Steering for | ||
| a specific playback session. by explicitly setting it to `true`. |
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| a specific playback session. by explicitly setting it to `true`. | |
| a specific playback session by explicitly setting it to `true`. |
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