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Cache Proxy Server Logs

A downstream cache proxy server can receive content from an upstream server by:

  • Streaming content into a local cache.

  • Proxying content on demand to a downstream client.

  • Proxying content as a shared broadcast.

The cache proxy server sends a log upstream when the client stops receiving content. The following table contains the fields that make up a server cache proxy log. The fields are listed in the order in which they are logged.

Note

Note   The MMS protocol is mentioned in some of the descriptions in the following table. However, the MMS protocol is not supported in Windows Server 2008 operating systems.

Field name

Generated by

When generated

Description

Sample value

c-ip

Server

Start

IP address of the connected socket. This can be the IP of a proxy server or firewall. In previous versions of the server, the client supplied this field. The server now supplies it to respect the client's privacy.

157.100.200.300

or

3ffe:2900:d005:f28b:0000:5efe:157.55.145.142

Date

Server

Start

Date the client connected, in either UTC or local time, depending upon the plug-in configuration. Refer to the log file header to determine if this value is UTC or local time.

1997-10-09

Time

Server

Start

Time the client connected to the stream, in either UTC or local time, depending upon the plug-in configuration. Refer to the log file header to determine whether this value is UTC or local time.

15:30:30

c-dns

Client

Start

DNS name of the client. This field is always empty. In previous versions of the server, the client supplied this field. This has changed to respect the privacy of the client.

cs-uri-stem

Client

Start

Path to the content requested by the client, without the schema, host, and port number.

/test/sample.wmv

or

/livebroadcast

c-starttime

Client

End

Time stamp (in seconds) indicating when the client began to play content. For live broadcasts, this field is zero (0).

39

x-duration

Client

End

Amount of time (in seconds) during which the distribution server received data, including any time spent buffering. Unlike the duration value represented in player logs, for a distribution server this value represents only the amount of time it took to receive the data. This is not affected by the rate at which the content was streamed.

31

c-rate

Client

Dynamic

The last command event sent. Three events are possible (1= play, -5=rewind, +5= fast forward).

1

c-status

Client

Dynamic

Code describing the status of the client. 200 = Success. 210 = Client reconnected. 401 = Access denied. 400 = URL is not valid. 404 = Content not found. 408 = Request timeout. 420 = Reconnect failed. 500 = The server encountered an internal error and stopped streaming.

200

c-playerid

Client

Start

For a cache proxy server, this value is a unique, valid GUID.

{c579d042-cecc-11d1-bb31-00a0c9603954}

c-playerversion

Client

Start

Version number of the distribution server.

7.0.1024

c-playerlanguage

Client

Start

Language and country/region code of the client.

en-US

cs(User-Agent)

Client

Start

User agent of the cache proxy server.

WMCacheProxy/9.0.0.3187

cs(Referer)

Client

Start

This field contains a hyphen (-) or the name of the playlist file for which the content was streamed.

-

or

c:\playlist.wsx

c-hostexe

Client

Start

The name of the cache server's host application.

WMServer.exe

c-hostexever

Client

Start

Version number of the host application. The host application is the .exe file identified by c-hostexe.

9.0.1234

c-os

Client

Start

Operating system on the client computer.

Windows_98

c-osversion

Client

Start

Version number of the operating system on the client computer.

4.10.0.1998

c-cpu

Client

Start

CPU on the client computer.

Pentium

filelength

Server

Start

File duration (in seconds). For a live stream this value is 0.

60

filesize

Server

Start

Size of the file (in bytes). For a live broadcast stream, this value is 0.

86000

Avgbandwidth

Server

End

Average bandwidth (in bits per second) at which the client is connected to the server. This is the average value for the duration of the connection.

102585

protocol

Server

Start

Protocol used to access the stream. This may differ from the protocol requested by the client. For example, the client could request MMS but the server uses RTSP. A value of "asfm" indicates that the content was delivered using multicast transmission.

RTSP

transport

Server

Start

Transport protocol used to deliver the stream. This must be either UDP or TCP. Multicast content is streamed by using the UDP protocol.

UDP

TCP

audiocodec

Client

End

This field contains a hyphen (-).

-

videocodec

Client

End

This field contains a hyphen (-).

-

ChannelURL

Client

Start

URL to the multicast information (.nsc) file. This field contains a hyphen (-) for a unicast stream unless the stream is the result of a unicast rollover from a multicast stream.

https://server/channel.nsc

sc-bytes

Server

End

This field contains a hyphen (-).

-

c-bytes

Client

End

Number of bytes received by the client from the server. This does not include TCP/IP or other overhead that is added by the network stack. However, protocols such as MMS, RTSP, and HTTP may introduce some overhead. Therefore, the same content streamed by using different protocols may result in different values.

28000

s-pkts-sent

Server

End

This field contains a hyphen (-).

-

c-pkts-received

Client

End

Number of data packets received by the client. This does not include TCP or UDP packets.

50

c-pkts-lost-client

Client

End

Number of packets lost during transmission from server to client. This value does not include TCP or UDP packets.

5

c-pkts-lost-net

Client

End

Number of packets lost on the network layer. This value does not include TCP or UDP packets.

2

c-pkts-lost-cont-net

Client

End

Number of continuously lost packets during transmission from the server to a client on the network layer. This value does not include TCP or UDP packets.

2

c-resendreqs

Client

End

The number of requests made by the client to receive new packets. This value does not include TCP or UDP packets.

5

c-pkts-recovered-ECC

Client

End

Number of packets repaired and recovered on the client layer. This value does not include TCP or UDP packets.

1

c-pkts-recovered-resent

Client

End

Number of packets recovered because they were resent using UDP. This includes packets that were sent out of order but does not include TCP or UDP packets.

5

c-buffercount

Client

End

Number of times the client buffered when playing the stream.

1

c-totalbuffertime

Client

End

Total time (in seconds) that the client used to buffer the stream.

20

c-quality

Client

End

The lowest quality of stream reception reported by the player on a scale from 0 to 100.

89

s-ip

Server

Begin

IP address of the server that received the client log. For multicast logs, this value will be the IP address of the Web server on which Wmsiislog.dll is installed.

155.12.1.234

s-dns

Server

Begin

Domain Name System (DNS) name of the server that received the client log. This field contains a hyphen (-) in multicast logs.

media.server.company.com

s-totalclients

Server

End

This field contains a hyphen (-).

-

s-cpu-util

Server

End

This field contains a hyphen (-).

-

cs-user-name

Server

Begin

This field contains a hyphen (-).

-

s-session-id

Server

Begin

The session ID on the remote cache proxy server that streamed the content to the client. The cache proxy server must add this value to the log before propagating the log upstream.

123456

s-content-path

Server

Begin

This field contains a hyphen (-).

-

cs-url

Client

Begin

URL requested by the client. For multicast clients, this value is the multicast IP address and port.

mms://microsoft.com/content.wmv

asfm://206.73.118.254:26502

cs-media-name

Client

End

Name of the stream rendered by the client. This can be the name of the current element in a playlist. If the client received content from a playlist, the value is derived from the mediaName attribute of the media element. If the mediaName attribute is not present, the value in this field is the name of the file that was streamed.

Only Windows Media Player 9 Series supports this field.

/ads/MyAd2.wmv

c-max-bandwidth

Client

End

Maximum client bandwidth, in bits per second. You can use this to determine whether clients have the capacity for higher bandwidth content. This field can have the following values: a) the number of bits per second reported from the client. b) an undetermined amount, logged as 0. c) a very large number of bits per second that cannot be accurately measured but is greater than one million and less than one billion, logged as a hyphen (-). d) a hyphen (-) when a file is being played from the local cache and no bandwidth is used.

384000

cs-media-role

Client

End

The value assigned to the role attribute for a media element in a playlist. This value indicates the role that the playlist entry performs, such as an advertisement. If the media element did not have a role attribute, or if the client did not receive content from a playlist, this field contains a hyphen (-).

ADVERTISEMENT

s-proxied

Server

End

For a cache proxy log, the value of this field is one (1).

1

See Also

Concepts

Log Types