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CTA Publishes Document on Streaming Media Request Trace Specification

Published on December 2025

CTA recently published a document that defines a tracing model for observability in streaming media and an HTTP implementation of that model for interoperable tracing (CTA-5010). It seeks to address observability gaps in the delivery of real-time streaming media experiences, over HTTP, across content providers and third-party services.

For more information and to access the standard, visit WAVE – Request Tracing Specification.

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