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totalInterruptionDuration

Total duration of played audio which are considered interrupted.

Description

Real number; in seconds

MUST NOT exist for audio (this is video only).

Total duration of played audio which are considered interrupted (for definition of interruptions see interruptionCount), in seconds. This value is updated when a audio samples are played.

We want this value to be as low as possible.

See also

Notes

  • This metric is not yet standardized so available in webrtc-internals files downloaded from Chrome
  • To understand if the total duration is a result of many sporadic interruptions or a few long ones, it is advised to also look at interruptionCount