A method for a live stream connector includes receiving an input media stream of data with input parameter and transmitting, to a receiving node, the input media stream as packetized data with a header indicating the input parameters. The receiving node is configured with a receiving buffer based on the input parameters of the header and is configured to emit the packetized data to a destination when an amount of delay since receipt of the packetized data satisfies the latency input of the input parameters. The method further includes receiving, from a feedback node, a control packet identifying a missing packet within the transmission. The method also includes identifying that a retransmission buffer includes the missing packet and determining whether a sender buffer includes the identified missing packet. When the sender buffer includes the identified missing packet, the method includes retransmitting the identified missing packet to the receiving node.