Release Notes 2.6

Haivision Hub Release 2.6 Update

Component Versions

HUB: 2.6
HUB API: 2.6

This latest release to Haivision Hub focuses on the SRT library (v1.5) update with new receiver buffer implementation, improved congestion control/memory utilization, and many other under-the-hood enhancements! Also, announces the new HLS Input Hublet scheduling feature and, to help keep customer costs low, Idle Route notifications.

What's New

Introduces latest version of the SRT Library (1.5) for better congestion control/memory utilization and adds new receiver buffer implementation.
Implements live stream startup scheduling for the HLS Input Hublet (only) to enable customers to schedule their streaming start time.
Adds Idle Routes Notifications that automatically email users of the HUB subscription if the route has been left running without connected input for over 24 hours.
Enhances the Output Hublet telemetry to show public IP addresses of the currently connected SRT clients (callers) to assist users in identifying connected clients.
Adds Akamai Hublet support for custom DVR outputs.
Includes general bug fixing, stabilization, performance and security improvements.

Known Limitations

Agile outputs are disabled for appliance-to-appliance direct routes.
Makito X ENC with FW 2.6.0-2 will make the route fail if the fps set in the Preset are higher than the fps of the source input.
The bitrate reported in the HUB UI may not be accurate if the encoder bitrate changes for a running route.
RTMP Hublet supports streams with a single audio track only.
Makito video preset has no validations for max bitrate.
When performing bulk operations on routes, some of the status update messages may be missed.
Opening the same Makito route on multiple browser tabs simultaneously, results in intermittent telemetry being displayed.
FEC-specific telemetry is not currently supported.
RTMP Hublets in consumer-mode report as connected irrespective of the input signal.
RTP output Hublet status does not consider the status of the external connections.
Subscription selector for Admins – number of routes is not being updated.
Akamai Hublet does not support 4:2:2 8-bit and 10-bit source.
Akamai Hublet does not support video from Makito X encoder with Intrafresh enabled.