# Creating a MediaConnect Router output group
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When you create a AWS Elemental MediaLive channel, you might want to include a MediaConnect Router output group. For information about the use cases for a MediaConnect Router output group, see [Containers, protocols, and downstream systems](outputs-supported-containers-downstream-systems.md).

**Topics**
+ [Organize encodes](design-mediaconnect-router-package.md)
+ [Coordinate with downstream system](downstream-system-mediaconnect-router.md)
+ [Create output group](creating-mediaconnect-router-output-group.md)