https://rustyeddy.com/tags/networking/Recent content in Networking on Rusty EddyHugoen-usThu, 04 Jun 2026 17:40:13 -0700https://rustyeddy.com/notes/streaming-video-local-network/Sun, 23 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://rustyeddy.com/notes/streaming-video-local-network/<div class="alert alert-secondary border mb-4" role="note"> Older project note. Kept for historical context; some implementation details may no longer reflect my current recommendations. </div> <ul> <li> <p>differences in local vs. internet and streaming video</p> </li> <li> <p>live stream vs. video on demand</p> </li> <li> <p>what does real time mean?</p> </li> <li> <p>what to do with late packets?</p> </li> <li> <p>UDP vs. TCP in the local network</p> </li> <li> <p>RTP and UDP</p> </li> <li> <p>RTP and RTCP</p> </li> <li> <p>RTP and RTSP</p> </li> <li> <p>RTP and Multicast</p> </li> <li> <p>Tools used</p> </li> </ul> <p>RTSP is a good option for streaming video in a local setup up, where minimal delay is the highest priority. However, RTSP does not typically do very well over the Internet due to the nature of RTP/UDP.</p>https://rustyeddy.com/notes/ip-multicast/Sat, 03 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://rustyeddy.com/notes/ip-multicast/<div class="alert alert-secondary border mb-4" role="note"> Older project note. Kept for historical context; some implementation details may no longer reflect my current recommendations. </div> <h2 id="ip-multicast-addresses">IP Multicast addresses</h2> <p>The typical IP addresses used by computers networking today are known as <em>unicast addresses</em>, meaning that every unicast address as a single (physical or logical) end point.</p> <p>Most all computer networking is <em>point to point</em> between two specific IP addresses, you name it: web browsing, email exchange, transfer files and so much more.</p>