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Content Delivery Service

CDN-powered delivery for videos, documents, SCORM packages, and interactive content with adaptive streaming, multi-format support, and global edge distribution.

Requirements Document

1. Functional Requirements

1.1 Content Upload & Storage

REQ-STORAGE-001: Multi-Format Upload

Support uploading videos (MP4, WebM, MOV), documents (PDF, DOCX, PPT), SCORM packages (ZIP), audio files (MP3, WAV), and images (PNG, JPG, SVG)

REQ-STORAGE-002: Chunked Upload

Support chunked/resumable uploads for large files (up to 5GB) with progress tracking

REQ-STORAGE-003: Blob Storage Integration

Store files in cloud blob storage (AWS S3, Azure Blob, Vercel Blob) with proper organization

REQ-STORAGE-004: Content Metadata

Track file size, mime type, upload date, original filename, storage path, and checksum (MD5/SHA256)

REQ-STORAGE-005: Content Versioning

Support multiple versions of the same content with rollback capability

REQ-STORAGE-006: Multi-Tenant Isolation

Content must be isolated per organization with proper access controls

1.2 Video Processing & Transcoding

REQ-VIDEO-001: Adaptive Bitrate Transcoding

Automatically transcode videos to multiple resolutions (360p, 480p, 720p, 1080p, 4K) for adaptive streaming

REQ-VIDEO-002: HLS/DASH Support

Generate HLS (m3u8) and DASH manifests for adaptive bitrate streaming

REQ-VIDEO-003: Thumbnail Generation

Auto-generate video thumbnails at multiple timestamps (poster frames, sprite sheets for seeking)

REQ-VIDEO-004: Subtitle Support

Support uploading and embedding subtitles/captions (SRT, VTT) in multiple languages

REQ-VIDEO-005: Processing Status

Track processing status (pending, processing, completed, failed) with progress percentage

REQ-VIDEO-006: Video Metadata Extraction

Extract duration, resolution, codec, bitrate, frame rate from uploaded videos

1.3 CDN Delivery & Streaming

REQ-CDN-001: Global Edge Distribution

Distribute content across global CDN edge nodes for low-latency delivery

REQ-CDN-002: Signed URLs

Generate time-limited signed URLs for secure content access with expiration

REQ-CDN-003: Cache Control

Configure cache TTL, invalidation, and purge capabilities for content updates

REQ-CDN-004: Bandwidth Optimization

Support gzip/brotli compression, HTTP/2, and range requests for efficient delivery

REQ-CDN-005: Geo-Restriction

Support geographic access restrictions for content based on organization policies

1.4 SCORM Package Support

REQ-SCORM-001: SCORM Package Upload

Support uploading SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 2004 packages (ZIP format)

REQ-SCORM-002: Package Extraction

Automatically extract and validate SCORM packages (manifest parsing, index.html detection)

REQ-SCORM-003: SCORM Player

Provide embedded SCORM player with LMS runtime API (CMI tracking, completion tracking)

REQ-SCORM-004: Progress Tracking

Track SCORM lesson progress, scores, completion status, and suspend data

1.5 Interactive Content Support

REQ-INTERACTIVE-001: H5P Support

Support embedding H5P interactive content (quizzes, presentations, games)

REQ-INTERACTIVE-002: Embed Support

Support embedding third-party interactive content (YouTube, Vimeo, Google Docs, CodePen)

REQ-INTERACTIVE-003: Interactive Transcripts

Provide clickable, searchable video transcripts synchronized with playback

1.6 Access Control & Security

REQ-ACCESS-001: Role-Based Access

Restrict content access based on user roles and course enrollment status

REQ-ACCESS-002: DRM Protection

Support DRM (Widevine, FairPlay) for premium content protection

REQ-ACCESS-003: Watermarking

Apply visible/invisible watermarks to videos with user identification

REQ-ACCESS-004: Download Restrictions

Configure per-content download permissions and offline viewing policies

1.7 Content Analytics & Tracking

REQ-ANALYTICS-001: View Tracking

Track content views, unique viewers, watch time, and completion rates

REQ-ANALYTICS-002: Video Engagement

Track video engagement metrics (play, pause, seek, playback speed, drop-off points)

REQ-ANALYTICS-003: Bandwidth Usage

Track bandwidth consumption per organization for billing and monitoring

REQ-ANALYTICS-004: Quality Metrics

Track video quality metrics (buffering events, startup time, rebuffering ratio)

2. Non-Functional Requirements

2.1 Performance Requirements

REQ-PERF-001: Video Startup Time

Videos must start playback within 2 seconds on average (90th percentile)

REQ-PERF-002: CDN Response Time

Static content must be delivered with <100ms latency from edge locations

REQ-PERF-003: Transcoding Time

Videos must be transcoded at 2x real-time speed (1 hour video in 30 minutes)

REQ-PERF-004: Concurrent Streams

System must support 100,000+ concurrent video streams without degradation

2.2 Scalability Requirements

REQ-SCALE-001: Storage Capacity

Support unlimited storage capacity with cost-effective tiered storage (hot, warm, cold)

REQ-SCALE-002: Upload Concurrency

Support 1,000+ concurrent file uploads across all organizations

REQ-SCALE-003: Transcoding Queue

Auto-scale transcoding workers based on queue depth and processing demand

2.3 Reliability Requirements

REQ-REL-001: Uptime SLA

Content delivery must maintain 99.9% uptime SLA (43 minutes downtime/month)

REQ-REL-002: Data Redundancy

Store content with geographic redundancy (multi-region replication) for disaster recovery

REQ-REL-003: Upload Resumption

Support resuming interrupted uploads without starting over

2.4 Security Requirements

REQ-SEC-001: Encryption at Rest

All stored content must be encrypted using AES-256 encryption

REQ-SEC-002: Encryption in Transit

All content delivery must use HTTPS/TLS 1.3 for secure transmission

REQ-SEC-003: Malware Scanning

Scan all uploaded files for viruses and malware before storage

REQ-SEC-004: URL Obfuscation

Use non-guessable URLs (UUIDs) and signed tokens to prevent unauthorized access

3. Integration Requirements

REQ-INT-001: Course Management Integration

Receive content requests from Course Management Service with lesson metadata

REQ-INT-002: User Service Integration

Validate user enrollment status before granting content access

REQ-INT-003: Analytics Integration

Send content interaction events (views, watch time) to Analytics Service

REQ-INT-004: Assessment Integration

Deliver quiz and assessment content to Assessment Engine Service

REQ-INT-005: Notification Integration

Trigger notifications when video processing completes or fails

Requirements Validation

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