What’s changing 

In September 2023, we introduced ultra-low latency livestreaming and since past we’ve introduced several improvements for nan wide experience. Today, we’re excited to present nan latest enhancement for ultra-low latency unrecorded streaming: Enterprise Content Delivery Network (eCDN) support for Google Meet. 


When configured by admins, eCDN has nan imaginable to trim bandwidth depletion to a fraction of nan postulation volume. This applies to each unrecorded streams, including those originating from outside of your ain domain. This is achieved done peer-assisted media transportation — whereby unrecorded streamed contented is automatically shared betwixt adjacent peers, reducing nan request to retrieve contented from Google servers and minimizing bottleneck. There is nary further software, hardware, aliases extremity personification action required to usage eCDN — it useful automatically successful nan background.

With eCDN turned on, unrecorded streamed contented is shared betwixt peers (as seen connected nan right), reducing nan request to retrieve contented from Google servers (as seen connected nan left).



Who’s impacted

Admins and extremity users

Why it’s important

Live streaming is simply a cardinal instrumentality for presenting accusation to ample audiences specified arsenic town-hall meetings, play broadcasts aliases different kinds of events pinch ample audiences. As such, video value of unrecorded streamed contented is critical. Using eCDN tin importantly trim nan strain connected net gateways while delivering a high-quality viewing acquisition pinch consistently debased latency. Without eCDN, each spectator is sent their ain individual feed. With eCDN turned connected for a backstage network, nan backend will nonstop media to a importantly little number of clients successful that network. Those clients will past usage nan eCDN exertion to return complete and redistribute media to guarantee that each viewers successful that web person nan media they need, pinch precocious value and preserved ultra-low latency. 

Getting started

  • Admins: 
    • This characteristic will beryllium OFF by default and tin beryllium enabled astatine nan group level successful nan Admin console nether Apps > Workspace > Meet > eCDN settings. The peering behaviour of eCDN clients tin beryllium configured astatine granular levels if needed, including down to nan subnet level.
    • Visit nan Help Center to study much astir turning unrecorded streaming connected aliases disconnected for Meet, arsenic good arsenic turning eCDN for Meet connected for your organization. eCDN tin besides supply postulation savings for unrecorded streams originating from extracurricular your domain. Visit nan Help Center to study much astir trusted domains for unrecorded streaming.
    • You tin show eCDN analytics using nan Meet Quality Tool.

  • End users: There is nary extremity personification action required — make judge you’re utilizing Chrome 121 aliases later connected a laptop aliases desktop machine to guarantee nan highest value ultra-low latency unrecorded streaming experience.

Rollout pace

  • Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Full rollout (1–3 days for characteristic visibility) starting connected July 23, 2024
Note: eCDN is disposable for those customers who person received nan ultra-low latency unrecorded streaming experience. For immoderate customers, that update is rolling retired astatine a slower complaint and they whitethorn not person these updates for respective months.


Availability

  • Available to Google Workspace customers

Resources

  • Google Workspace Admin Help: Turn unrecorded streaming connected aliases disconnected for Meet
  • Google Workspace Admin Help: Host ample livestreams pinch little bandwidth using eCDN
  • Google Workspace Admin Help: Track gathering value & statistics