[Live-devel] openRTSP (File Output / Session Timeout)

[Ross Finlayson]

> I have a quick question regarding the expected behavior of openRTSP client w/ file output when connection to the server is lost due to reboot, loss of connectivity...etc.

The rest of your message didn't contain a question :-)  However...

The only reliable way for a client to detect when a server 'dies' is to notice that RTP packets from the server stop arriving.  (Note that a TCP connection can stay alive for a long time after the remote end dies, so you can't reliably detect this from the TCP connection.)

You can detect this in "openRTSP" using the "-D <maximum-inter-packet-gap>" option; see http://www.live555.com/openRTSP/#playing-time

Note, however, that "openRTSP" uses a single connection only, and does not - by itself - attempt to reconnect to a dead server.  If you want to do that, you'll need to run "openRTSP" a separate time, e.g. from a shell script.


Ross Finlayson
Live Networks, Inc.
http://www.live555.com/

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