content_​characteristics_​wsd_​vod

Version: v2025-01-13Includes use: Yes

Behavior name: Content Characteristics - Streaming Video On-demand

Specifies characteristics of the delivered content, specifically targeted to delivering on-demand video. Akamai uses this information to optimize your metadata configuration, which may result in better origin offload and end-user performance.

Related behaviors:

Note: This behavior is customized for a specific product set. Use the List available behaviors operation to determine the set available to you.

Default behavior

These samples reflect the behavior's default settings. You can use these as is in your configurations or make adjustments based on the behavior's available options.

data "akamai_property_rules_builder" "content_characteristics_wsd_vod" {
  rules_v2025_02_18 {
    name     = "Content Characteristics - Streaming Video On-demand"
    comments = "Specifies characteristics of the delivered content, specifically targeted to delivering on-demand video."
    behavior {
      content_characteristics_wsd_vod {
        smooth = true
        dash = true
        segment_size_hds = "ONE_MB_TO_TEN_MB"
        catalog_size = "UNKNOWN"
        segment_size_hls = "ONE_MB_TO_TEN_MB"
        popularity_distribution = "UNKNOWN"
        segment_duration_hds = "SEGMENT_DURATION_6S"
        hds = true
        segment_size_smooth = "ONE_MB_TO_TEN_MB"
        segment_duration_smooth = "SEGMENT_DURATION_2S"
        segment_duration_dash = "SEGMENT_DURATION_6S"
        segment_size_dash = "ONE_MB_TO_TEN_MB"
        content_type = "HD"
        segment_duration_hls = "SEGMENT_DURATION_10S"
        hls = true
      }
    }
  }
}
"behaviors": [
  {
    "name": "contentCharacteristicsWsdVod",
    "options": {
      "smooth": true,
      "dash": true,
      "segmentSizeHDS": "ONE_MB_TO_TEN_MB",
      "catalogSize": "UNKNOWN",
      "segmentSizeHLS": "ONE_MB_TO_TEN_MB",
      "popularityDistribution": "UNKNOWN",
      "segmentDurationHDS": "SEGMENT_DURATION_6S",
      "hds": true,
      "segmentSizeSmooth": "ONE_MB_TO_TEN_MB",
      "segmentDurationSmooth": "SEGMENT_DURATION_2S",
      "segmentDurationDASH": "SEGMENT_DURATION_6S",
      "segmentSizeDASH": "ONE_MB_TO_TEN_MB",
      "contentType": "HD",
      "segmentDurationHLS": "SEGMENT_DURATION_10S",
      "hls": true
    }
  }
]

Options

Option Description
catalog_size
Optimize based on the total size of the content library delivered. Value is one of:
  • SMALL. Less than 100GB.
  • MEDIUM. 100GB-1TB.
  • LARGE. 1-100TB.
  • EXTRA_LARGE. More than 100TB.
  • UNKNOWN. Defer this optimization.
content_type
Optimize based on the quality of media content. Value is one of:
  • SDM. Standard definition
  • HD. High definition
  • ULTRA_HD. Ultra high definition
  • OTHER. More than one level of quality
  • UNKNOWN. Defer this optimization.
popularity_distribution
Optimize based on the content's expected popularity. Value is one of:
  • LONG_TAIL. A low volume of requests over a long period.
  • ALL_POPULAR. A high volume of requests over a short period.
  • UNKNOWN. Defer this optimization.
hls
Enable delivery of HLS media.
segment_duration_hls
Specifies the duration of individual segments. Value is one of:
  • SEGMENT_DURATION_2S. 2 seconds.
  • SEGMENT_DURATION_4S. 4 seconds.
  • SEGMENT_DURATION_6S. 6 seconds.
  • SEGMENT_DURATION_8S. 8 seconds.
  • SEGMENT_DURATION_10S. 10 seconds.
segment_size_hls
Specifies the size of the media object retrieved from the origin. Value is one of:
  • LESS_THAN_1MB. Less than 1Mb.
  • ONE_MB_TO_TEN_MB. 1-10Mb.
  • TEN_MB_TO_100_MB. 10-100Mb.
  • GREATER_THAN_100MB. More than 100Mb.
  • UNKNOWN. Defer this optimization.
  • OTHER. Sizes straddle these ranges.
hds
Enable delivery of HDS media.
segment_duration_hds
Specifies the duration of individual fragments. Value is one of:
  • SEGMENT_DURATION_2S. 2 seconds.
  • SEGMENT_DURATION_4S. 4 seconds.
  • SEGMENT_DURATION_6S. 6 seconds.
  • SEGMENT_DURATION_8S. 8 seconds.
  • SEGMENT_DURATION_10S. 10 seconds.
  • OTHER. Customize the value.
segment_size_hds
Specifies the size of the media object retrieved from the origin. Value is one of:
  • LESS_THAN_1MB. Less than 1Mb.
  • ONE_MB_TO_TEN_MB. 1-10Mb.
  • TEN_MB_TO_100_MB. 10-100Mb.
  • GREATER_THAN_100MB. More than 100Mb.
  • UNKNOWN. Defer this optimization.
  • OTHER. Customize the value.
dash
Enable delivery of DASH media.
segment_duration_dash
Specifies the duration of individual segments. Value is one of:
  • SEGMENT_DURATION_2S. 2 seconds.
  • SEGMENT_DURATION_4S. 4 seconds.
  • SEGMENT_DURATION_6S. 6 seconds.
  • SEGMENT_DURATION_8S. 8 seconds.
  • SEGMENT_DURATION_10S. 10 seconds.
  • OTHER. Customize the value.
segment_size_dash
Specifies the size of the media object retrieved from the origin. Value is one of:
  • LESS_THAN_1MB. Less than 1Mb.
  • ONE_MB_TO_TEN_MB. 1-10Mb.
  • TEN_MB_TO_100_MB. 10-100Mb.
  • GREATER_THAN_100MB. More than 100Mb.
  • UNKNOWN. Defer this optimization.
  • OTHER. Sizes that straddle these ranges.
smooth
Enable delivery of Smooth media.
segment_duration_smooth
Specifies the duration of individual fragments. Value is one of:
  • SEGMENT_DURATION_2S. 2 seconds.
  • SEGMENT_DURATION_4S. 4 seconds.
  • SEGMENT_DURATION_6S. 6 seconds.
  • SEGMENT_DURATION_8S. 8 seconds.
  • SEGMENT_DURATION_10S. 10 seconds.
segment_size_smooth
Specifies the size of the media object retrieved from the origin. Value is one of:
  • LESS_THAN_1MB. Less than 1Mb.
  • ONE_MB_TO_TEN_MB. 1-10Mb.
  • TEN_MB_TO_100_MB. 10-100Mb.
  • GREATER_THAN_100MB. More than 100Mb.
  • UNKNOWN. Defer this optimization.
  • OTHER. Sizes straddle these ranges.