[Live-devel] RTSP Proxy Server

[Sambhav]

There is an existing RTSP server for which there is no programatic control
and cannot be changed.
I need to implement a custom feature at the application level which
requires server control.
So was thinking on these terms.

Regards,
Sambhav



On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 8:25 PM, Ross Finlayson <finlayson at live555.com>wrote:

> Is the following RTSP proxy server mode of operation possible ?
> ProxyServer only acts as proxy only for RTSP commands, but the RTP/RTCP
> data flows to the client directly from the main RTSP Server
>
>
> No, and for most back-end servers, that would not even be possible.  For
> security reasons (to prevent 'denial of service' attacks), few servers
> allow a RTSP client (proxy or otherwise) to specify that the stream should
> have a different destination.
>
> Also, I'm curious as to why you think you would even want this behavior.
>  A proxy RTSP server is usually used so that a single stream from a
> 'back-end' server (e.g., a network camera) can be shared among potentially
> multiple 'front-end' clients.  Why would you want to proxy the RTSP
> commands, but not the RTP/RTCP data flow?
>
>
> Ross Finlayson
> Live Networks, Inc.
> http://www.live555.com/
>
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