Dynamic CDN Switching: Content Steering in dash.js (Fraunhofer HHI)
Fraunhofer writeup of the DASH-IF content steering wire format and its dash.js reference implementation, covering defaultServiceLocation, queryBeforeStart, TTL and RELOAD-URI.
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