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RTSP: Real-Time
Streaming Protocol
e RTP and RTCP provide mechanisms for transporting real-time traffic
through the IP network and reporting on the reliability and quality of transmis-
sion, respectively. ey, however, do not provide the means for requesting real-
time content.
Real-Time Streaming Protocol
e Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) RFC 2326 has been developed to work
in the application layer of the OSI to supply the mechanism for making requests for
delivery of real-time content. Unfortunately, the RTSP is the least well known of all
the real-time protocols and yet its role is by no means trivial. e role of the ...