Audio stream reconnect in as3 - actionscript-3

Question

I am using the following code in a swf created with Flash CS6:
var nc:NetConnection = new NetConnection();
nc.connect(null);
var ns:NetStream = new NetStream(nc);
var customClient:Object = new Object();
ns.client = customClient;
ns.play("http://streamserver3.us:7018/stream?type=.flv");
It plays an Icecast audio streaming.
How could I do to reconnect automatically (if the internet connection drops, etc.)?
Thank you very much for your help!
Sincerely.

Answer 1

See if any of these NetStreamInfo options can help you detect a connection drop:
Try using a timer that fires every two seconds where the responding function checks if there has been a change (ie: amount of incoming data has become zero).
Maybe check with ns.info.dataBytesPerSecond but explore the descriptions of other methods in that linked Info Class. Use an If statement to check input has not become zero or Else (if now zero) run your function that reconnects (does usual ns.stop(); & ns.play( url ); etc..).

Answer 2

Thank you very much for your help. I have found a solution that works and I would like to share:
var nc:NetConnection = new NetConnection();
nc.connect(null);
var ns:NetStream = new NetStream(nc);
var customClient:Object = new Object();
ns.client = customClient;
ns.play("http://xxxxxxxxx/stream?type=.flv");
ns.addEventListener(NetStatusEvent.NET_STATUS, netStatusHandler);
function netStatusHandler(event:NetStatusEvent):void
{
switch (event.info.code)
{
case 'NetStream.Play.Stop' :
MovieClip(this.root).gotoAndPlay(1, "Scene 2");
break;
case "NetStream.Play.StreamNotFound" :
MovieClip(this.root).gotoAndPlay(1, "Scene 2");
break;
}
}
I have created a new scene "Scene 2" with the following code:
MovieClip(this.root).gotoAndPlay(1, "Scene 1");
Now if the stream (internet or server connection) is lost, the player will reconnect automatically to the stream.
Working great!
Thank you very much for your ideas!
Regards