Media Streaming and Advanced Media Delivery

Tutorials

Where to start

Start with the 5GMSd End-to-End deployment (with Docker) tutorial. It sets up a working Application Function (AF) and Application Server (AS) and is the prerequisite for the feature tutorials that follow (Consumption Reporting, QoE Metrics Reporting, CMCD Reporting and the 5G Network deployment all build on it). The testing tutorials (AS, AF, Postman) are for developers who want to exercise individual interfaces in detail. For the source, see Repositories on the project index; for the standards context, see the Specification list and the Technical Analysis; for per-feature technical detail (APIs, JSON schemas), see Implementation status.

Grouped as on the Content Delivery and Streaming page, then the guides for testing individual interfaces.

QoE and audience analytics

Builds on 5GMSd (with Docker)QoE Metrics ReportingEnabling and using Quality of Experience (QoE) Metrics Reporting for 5G Media Streaming.Open →Builds on 5GMSd (with Docker)Consumption ReportingEnabling and using Consumption Reporting for 5G Media Streaming.Open →Builds on 5GMSd (with Docker)CMCD ReportingEnabling Common Media Client Data (CMCD) collection in the 5GMS Application Server, deploying the cmcd-toolkit collector and Grafana dashboard, and verifying end-to-end CMCD metric delivery.A 5GMSd deployment where the Application Server extracts Common Media Client Data (CMCD, per CTA-5004) from media requests during normal playback and forwards it to a collector, so session quality, bitrate, buffer level and other metrics show up live on a Grafana dashboard rather than only in local logs.Open →

CDN and edge delivery

Start here5GMSd End-to-End deployment (with Docker)Deploying a complete 5G Media Streaming setup with Docker.Open →Builds on 5GMSd (with Docker)5GMSd End-to-End deployment with 5G NetworkDeploying 5G Media Streaming with a 5G Network and a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) User Equipment (UE).5GMSd, the 5G-MAG Application Function (AF) and Application Server (AS) implementation for adaptive media delivery, deployed not over a local network but over an actual 5G Network: an Open5GS 5G Core and an srsRAN Radio Access Network (RAN), delivering an HLS/DASH stream (produced by ffmpeg and served from a local webserver acting as a CDN) to a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) device. It is the same AF/AS pipeline used elsewhere on this site, but shows it running end-to-end across a real 5G radio link instead of a Docker-only setup, which is closer to what a field deployment looks like.Open →

Testing and development

Developing and Testing the 5GMS Application ServerSetting up the 5GMSd AS for development and testing; testing the AS with and without the AF (using an M3 client); configuring HTTP and HTTPS Application Servers; and testing the internal M3 Certificates and ContentHostingConfiguration APIs.Open →Testing the 5GMS Application FunctionSetting up the 5GMSd AF; testing the M1 interface APIs (Provisioning Sessions, Server Certificates, Content Protocol Discovery, Content Hosting, Consumption Reporting); testing the M3 interface APIs (simple HTTP configuration, HTTP configuration and certificate sending); and testing the M5 interface APIs (Service Access Information).Open →Testing M1 and M5 APIs with PostmanTesting the M1 and M5 APIs of the 5GMSd AF with Postman.Open →

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Developer Exchange

The 5G-MAG YouTube channel hosts some practical videos provided by developers on the use of the Reference Tools.

Videos from the developer community: general end-to-end setup, components and features

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5G Media Streaming: Latest Additions - Developer Exchange

Daniel Silhavy (Fraunhofer FOKUS)

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Advanced Media Delivery: CMCD Metrics in Action - Developer Exchange

Shilin Ding (Qualcomm)

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Initial steps exposing APIs to AI systems through the MCP - Developer Exchange

Aarón Montilla (iTEAM-UPV)

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Overview of the latest updates to the 5G Media Streaming Project - Developer Exchange

Daniel Silhavy (Fraunhofer FOKUS)

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Introducing the new 5GMS Application Provider Portal - Developer Exchange

Erik Gaida (Fraunhofer FOKUS)

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5G Media Streaming at IBC 2025

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5G Media Streaming at FOKUS Media Web Symposium 2024

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5G Media Streaming QoE Metrics Reporting - Developer Exchange

Daniel Silhavy (Fraunhofer FOKUS)

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Introducing the 5GMS Application Provider Management Portal - Developer Exchange

Vuk Stojkovic (Fraunhofer FOKUS)

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5GMS Consumpion Reporting, Network Assistance and Dynamic Policies - Developer Exchange

David Waring (BBC R&D) and Daniel Silhavy (Fraunhofer FOKUS)

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5G Media Streaming supported by 5G-MAG Reference Tools - Developer Exchange

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5G Media Streaming End-to-end setup with Android clients - Developer Exchange

Daniel Silhavy (Fraunhofer FOKUS)

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5G Media Streaming in the BBC R&D standalone testbed - Developer Exchange

Richard Bradbury, David Waring, Dev Audsin and John Elliott (BBC)

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