[Live-devel] UDP RTSP media session expires

[Ross Finlayson]

>I use live555 RTSP-client to receive video-audio via UDP from NVC 
>Encoder (vendor - UDPTechnology). I have a problem: media session 
>expires after 45 seconds and encoder stops streaming. In some 
>manuals I read that client should periodically send some command for 
>its session (for example - OPTIONS request) - it will prevent the 
>media session expiration.

Yes, but if your client is using RTCP - which it should - then this 
will not be necessary, because periodic RTCP "RR" (Reception Report) 
packets from the client will indicate liveness.

Are you creating a "RTCPInstance" for each "RTPSource" in your 
client?  You should.  If you are calling 
"MediaSubsession::initiate()", then this should be happening 
automatically.
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Ross Finlayson
Live Networks, Inc.
http://www.live555.com/