Troubleshoot live streaming

Troubleshoot common problems that occur with Wowza Streaming Engine live streams.

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Fix unaligned video and audio with a server-side sort buffer in Wowza Streaming Engine
Create a server-side sort buffer to help solve unaligned video and audio in a Wowza Streaming Engine live application stream.
Turn on an RTP jitter buffer and packet loss logging (RTP and MPEG-TS) in Wowza Streaming Engine
Set up a jitter buffer for more even playback of RTP live streams and log packet loss for live RTP and MPEG-TS/UDP streams.
Fix UDP packet loss (MPEG-TS/RTP) in Wowza Streaming Engine
Adjust Wowza Streaming Engine to solve packet loss issues with incoming MPEG-TS or RTP streams being delivered over UDP or multicast.
Fix missing audio (MPEG-TS) in Wowza Streaming Engine
Configure Wowza Streaming Engine to manage unaligned AAC audio packets sent from MPEG-TS-based encoders.
Fix missing or garbage video (MPEG-TS) in Wowza Streaming Engine
Configure Wowza Streaming Engine to manage unaligned video packets sent from MPEG-TS-based encoders.
Reconnect to offline streams in Wowza Streaming Engine
Configure Wowza Streaming Engine to monitor incoming streams and reconnect if they go offline (native RTP, MPEG-TS, RTSP/RTP, SHOUTcast/Icecast).
Reduce interference between incoming multicast streams in Wowza Streaming Engine
Eliminate incoming multicast stream conflicts on Wowza Streaming Engine instances running on Linux.
Reduce delay before video playback starts in Wowza Streaming Engine
Use Wowza Streaming Engine application properties to reduce the delay that occurs between the time a client receives a stream and playback begins.
Simulate UDP packet loss to test streams (MPEG-TS/RTP) in Wowza Streaming Engine
Simulate UDP packet loss to test Wowza Streaming Engine MPEG-TS or RTP live streaming.
Record incoming streams (MPEG-TS/RTP) for debugging in Wowza Streaming Engine
Record an incoming MPEG-TS or RTP stream for debugging with Wowza Streaming Engine.
Fix common problems with .stream files
Troubleshoot common problems with .stream files.
Fix MPEG-TS audio and video alignment
Fix audio and video alignment for MPEG-TS encoders.
Fix TS packet alignment in UDP packets
Fix the TS packet alignment in UDP packets for MPEG-TS encoders.
Capture network traffic
Capture network traffic with Wireshark to troubleshoot an incoming MPEG-TS/UDP/RTP/RTSP stream.