total bandwidth usage from stat log file

[Dev_com]

hi

how to calculate total bandwidth from stat log file for live streaming.. i got cs-bytes,sc-bytes,cs-stream-bytes,sc-stream-bytes for following....

INFO session connect-pending
INFO session connect
INFO stream create
INFO stream play
INFO stream stop
INFO stream destroy
INFO session disconnect

i have to add all these bytes........? can anyone guide me?

[rrlanham]

No, data is cumulative. Use "stream stop" or "stream destroy" for totals in sc-stream-bytes and x-duration, etc.

Richard

[cdgraff]

This post can help you: http://www.wmconsulting.info/awstats...s-wowza-stats/

[paulooo]

What is the difference between "destroy" and "stop"?

I noticed that in some cases "destroy" and "stop" come up in the log file, and other times only "stop" appears.

[rrlanham]

There's a logging chapter in the User Guide with tables of definitions:

stop
Play has stopped on a stream
create
Media or data stream created
destroy
Media or data stream destroyed

Richard

[paulooo]

Thanks Richard,

From my experience, it seems like stop is the best log entry to determine cumulative bandwidth. I haven't figured out why some events cause both the stop and destroy entries, while all events log a stop entry.

[rrlanham]

To be thorough, you can't necessarily count on these events. You could pull the plug on a server, and even under normal conditions there might be exceptions. The real total cumulative data for a session is in the last log row in date/time order for a client-id, whatever event that is.

Richard

[hcaster]

Hallo

You could also look at using CasterStats a log analyzer designed for broadcasters which now fully supports Wowza Media Server. See http://www.casterstats.com/wowza_stats.php for more information.

Hazel

[rrlanham]

Hazel,

Can you write up a simple (as possible) guide to setting up CasterStats to use with Wowza? You can put it in the Showcase forum for now:

http://www.wowzamedia.com/forums/for...hp?44-Showcase

Thanks,
Richard

[hcaster]

Will do!

Hazel,

Can you write up a simple (as possible) guide to setting up CasterStats to use with Wowza? You can put it in the Showcase forum for now:

http://www.wowzamedia.com/forums/for...hp?44-Showcase

Thanks,
Richard