Cross-region failover now available in AWS Elemental MediaPackage

Starting today, you can enable your content delivery network (CDN) to transparently failover between two or more AWS Elemental MediaPackage Live origins in different AWS regions. This resilience capability uses the new support for CMAF Ingest (Interface-1) and the force-endpoint error configuration option to enable CDN failover to a backup origin in case of stale or incomplete primary stream. This capability of MediaPackage is easy to use in combination with AWS Elemental MediaLive or AWS Elemental Live encoders, and Amazon CloudFront.

Configuring MediaPackage channels for cross-region failover helps ensure smooth playback for viewers during origin failovers, eliminates buffering and interruptions, and removes the need for any viewer action.

Transparent cross-region failover can be enabled with no additional cost per channel. For information on MediaPackage charges visit the pricing page. To get started with transparent cross-region failover, visit the AWS Elemental MediaPackage documentation page.

MediaPackage functions independently or as part of AWS Elemental Media Services, a family of services that form the foundation of cloud-based video workflows and offer the capabilities you need to transport, create, package, monetize, and deliver video. Visit the AWS region table for a full list of AWS Regions where AWS Elemental MediaPackage is available.