Network Object
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The Network object provides properties and methods used to access statistics relating to the quality of a network connection, and to specify and retrieve the network proxy settings.
The Network object supports the following properties.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| bandWidth | Retrieves the current bandwidth of the media item. |
| bitRate | Retrieves the current bit rate being received. |
| bufferingCount | Retrieves the number of times buffering occurred during playback. |
| bufferingProgress | Retrieves the percentage of buffering completed. |
| bufferingTime | Specifies or retrieves the amount of buffering time in milliseconds before playback begins. |
| downloadProgress | Retrieves the percentage of download completed. |
| encodedFrameRate | Retrieves the video frame rate specified by the content author. |
| frameRate | Retrieves the current video frame rate. |
| framesSkipped | Retrieves the total number of frames skipped during playback. |
| lostPackets | Retrieves the number of packets lost. |
| maxBandwidth | Specifies or retrieves the maximum allowed bandwidth. |
| maxBitRate | Retrieves the maximum possible video bit rate. |
| receivedPackets | Retrieves the number of packets received. |
| receptionQuality | Retrieves the percentage of packets received in the last 30 seconds. |
| recoveredPackets | Retrieves the number of recovered packets. |
| sourceProtocol | Retrieves the source protocol used to receive data. |
The Network object supports the following methods.
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| getProxyBypassForLocal | Retrieves a value indicating whether the proxy server should by bypassed if the origin server is on a local network. |
| getProxyExceptionList | Retrieves the proxy exception list. |
| getProxyName | Retrieves the name of a proxy server to use. |
| getProxyPort | Retrieves the proxy port to use. |
| getProxySettings | Retrieves the proxy setting for a given protocol. |
| setProxyBypassForLocal | Specifies a value indicating whether the proxy server should by bypassed if the origin server is on a local network. |
| setProxyExceptionList | Specifies the proxy exception list. |
| setProxyName | Specifies the name of a proxy server to use. |
| setProxyPort | Specifies the proxy port to use. |
| setProxySettings | Specifies the proxy setting for a given protocol. |
The Network object is accessed through the following property.
| Object | Property |
|---|---|
| Player | network |
See also