The HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) provider implements the client side of the Apple® HLS protocol. The HLS provider on the media server supports M3U8 files and nested M3U8 playlist files. The media server only supports AAC-LC and MP3 encoded streams with no encryption.

When #EXTINF headers are provided, the media server extracts the title and artist information. If an #EXT-X-ENDLIST header is provided, the media server enables a playback loop. The HLS provider supports live and variant playlists. The media server automatically loops non-live playlists.

In some cases the URLs inside the playlist can use nonstandard HTTP ports. You must configure the HTTP proxy on the media server when the HLS server returns documents containing URLs on HTTP ports that are not permitted through the firewall.

Avaya Aura® MS HLS provider automatically records 15 minutes of content. The recorded content provides a backup when the streaming server is unreachable.