Ad Scaler Circuit Breaker

This behavior works with Manifest Rerouting to provide the scale and reliability of ​Akamai​ network while simultaneously allowing third party partners to modify the requested media content with value-added features. The Ad Scaler Circuit Breaker behavior specifies the fallback action in case the technology partner encounters errors and can’t modify the requested media object.

Features and options

FieldWhat it doesSub-options
Response Delay BasedTriggers a fallback action based on the delayed response from the technology partner’s server.
Response Delay ThresholdWith Response Delay Based enabled, specifies the maximum response delay that, if exceeded, triggers the fallback action. The recommended value is 500ms.
Response Code BasedTriggers a fallback action based on the response code from the technology partner’s server.
Response CodesWith Response Code Based enabled, specifies the codes in the partner’s response that trigger the fallback action.
  • 408 Request Timeout
  • 500 Internal Server Error
  • 502 Bad Gateway
  • 504 Gateway Timeout
  • Same as received from Partner Platform
  • Specify your own
Fallback ActionWith Response Delay Based or Response Code Based enabled, specifies the fallback action.
  • Return Error. Returns error as the server response.
  • Return ​Akamai​ Copy of the Manifest File. Returns an unmodified ​Akamai​ copy of the manifest file to the requesting client.
Return ErrorWith Fallback Action set to Return Error, specifies the error to include in the response to the client.
  • 408 Request Timeout
  • 500 Internal Server Error
  • 502 Bad Gateway
  • 504 Gateway Timeout
  • Same as received from Partner Platform
  • Specify your own
Specify your ownWith Return Error set to Specify your own, defines a custom error response.