Learn About RTSP Protocol - Imran Parray

Hello Guys This is me Hackers Creed ! and Today we are Gonna Learn About Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP).

So, Being a Tech. Guy I always love to read new things about Computer security and Post them on my blog So that we can maintains the Reputation of that Quote " Sharing is Caring" !

So without wasting your too much of time lets get started!

Q: What is RTSP Protocol ?

Ans: (Real Time Streaming Protocl)
Is an Appilication Layer Protocol that allows the User to Control real time media streaming on their servers. In simple sense we can say that its like a remote of your TV which is used to control the data sream on Your TV system. You can play,stop and Pause Streaming on the media servers using RTSP.

Q: So how it Works ?

Ans: It also Works like HTTP protocols. Like in HTTP protocol Different HTTP requests can be made to the server from the client. The Different Request are made to control the media serves.

Q: What are Those Requests ?

Ans: There are alot of Them. Let me discuss some of them

• OPTIONS
• RECORD
• DISPLAY
• PLAY
• SETUP
• PAUSE
• REDRICT
• GET_PARAMETER
• SET_PARAMETER
• TEARDOWN

1- OPTIONS

This Method Ask the server which type of request You accept
Eg:

OPTIONS rstp://www.imran.com/video.mp4 RTSP/1.0

2-DESCRIBE 

This option provides the user the discript of the media on server

Eg:

DESCRIBE rstp://www.imran.com/video.mp4 RTSP/1.0

3- SETUP

This option Tell the server how the data should be tranfered from server to clinent and which port to use.

Eg: 

SETUP rstp://www.imran.com/video.mp4 RTSP/

4- PLAY

This options tell the server to begin the stream of the given video or resource Eg: 

PLAY rstp://www.imran.com/video.mp4 RTSP/1.0

5- PAUSE

This options tell the server to Pause streaming of the given video or resource. Remember one

thing that wile sending this request to the server you need to specify your session id so that server can pause the streaming on specific session.

Eg: 

PAUSE rstp://www.imran.com/video.mp4 RTSP/1.0

session: abxyz

6- TEARDOWN

This options tell the server to Terminate the current Stram

Eg: 

TEARDOWN rstp://www.imran.com/video.mp4 RTSP/1.0

Session:abxyz

These are the few things that i have discussed here give to give you a basic concepts about how RTSP works ! If you are really Intrested Please Reffere some of the links that i have given below 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Time_Streaming_Protocol

https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2326

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