live_streaming

Live Streaming

Technical Requirements for C++ Live Streaming Developer

Core Skills

C++ Programming

• Modern C++ (C++11/14/17/20) features
• Zero-copy buffer management
• Lock-free ring buffers
• Memory pool allocators
• Real-time performance tuning

Streaming Protocols

• RTMP (Real-Time Messaging Protocol)
• RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol)
• HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) generation
• DASH (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming)
• SRT (Secure Reliable Transport)
• WebRTC for low-latency streaming

Media Processing

• FFmpeg integration and customization
• Video transcoding and transmuxing
• Audio mixing and channel mapping
• Codec parameter tuning
• Hardware acceleration (CUDA, QuickSync)

Network Optimization

• UDP-based streaming protocols
• TCP congestion control tuning
• Bandwidth estimation and adaptation
• Packet loss recovery (FEC, ARQ)
• CDN integration and edge computing

Tools & Technologies

Streaming Servers

• SRS (Simple Realtime Server)
• nginx-rtmp-module
• Node Media Server
• Wowza/Adobe Media Server APIs
• Custom streaming server development

Container & Protocols

• FLV, TS, MP4 container formats
• H.264/H.265 codec optimization
• AAC audio encoding
• Timecode synchronization
• Metadata injection (SEI, ID3)

Cloud Services

• AWS Elemental MediaLive
• Alibaba Cloud ApsaraVideo Live
• Tencent Cloud Live Streaming
• CDN integration (Akamai, CloudFront)
• Object storage (S3, OSS) integration

Domain Knowledge

• Latency optimization techniques
• ABR (Adaptive Bitrate) algorithms
• Multi-bitrate ladder generation
• Live streaming workflows
• DRM and content protection