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Live Latency Analysis: Real Delay vs Buffer Buildup

Published2026-02-04 · Read 12 min

Use buffer trends and event logs to identify the root cause of live latency.

Two major causes

Either upstream delivery latency increases, or client-side buffering accumulates under weak network.

What to monitor

Track latency, waiting/stalled events, and segment errors in the same time window.