Merge multiple services to channel

_drjeykll

This feature allows users to merge multiple services (from different muxes) into a single channel in Tvheadend. Each service can be assigned a priority value. During playback, Tvheadend will always attempt to use the highest-priority service first.
If the primary service is unavailable or fails, the system will automatically fall back to the next available service in order of priority.

I think this feature is already there but its really hard to impossible to configure it on the webinterfac.

What do you think?

DeltaMikeCharlie

Yes, this feature already exists. There is a dropdown list in the channel configuration window that allows assignment of multiple services to a single channel. This feature is available at all view levels.

Eric S

I use it when I attempt to tune in IPTV stations and I have multiple URLs that have that particular channel. If I could figure out a way to have the client be more forgiving when there are errors or switching better if the link is lost it would be perfect. If you are tuning in an IPTV station is there a way to have TVH hold on to the channel better?

DeltaMikeCharlie

Eric S If you are tuning in an IPTV station is there a way to have TVH hold on to the channel better?

Can you please be more specific about what you mean by this?

Adrian Smith

Eric S If you are tuning in an IPTV station is there a way to have TVH hold on to the channel better?

Are you piping your IPTV stream through ffmpeg? If not, you should look at the following thread:

https://tvheadend.org/d/5282-iptv-buffering-stalls-general-drop-outs-settings-that-resolved-things-for-me

_drjeykll

thanks a lot for sharing this. it seems that the priority and channel merge is working fine.
When I am loosing connection should it switch to less priority service?
Can I also set a threshold when it should switch or is TVH tuning in the highest prio service and when this link is down its taking the next one ?

when prio 1 is working on it goes down will it automatically switch to second ?

Thaks a lot!

DeltaMikeCharlie

_drjeykll - Sorry, I just know that multiple services per channel are possible, I'm not exactly sure how and when TVH decides which service to use as I personally never use that feature.

davep

The priority of a source is the sum of the service priority and tuner priority (or network priority for IPTV). Both have a range -10 to +10 and higher is better.

When a recording begins, Tvheadend selects the source with the highest priority and tunes to it. If Tvheadend gets absolutely no data back from the source it should switch to the next-highest priority one and so on.

Once a recording (or stream?) has started there is no failover if the source stops working.