Talk:Real Time Streaming Protocol

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How different is RTSP from RTP?

Let me answer that question with another question: How different is an airplane from an airport? Seriously, you're comparing two things that have totaly different functions. RTSP is your remote, RTP is your TV.

[edit] Removed Disadvantages

The article had a "Disadvantages", which only listed this: "Because RTSP is a real-time protocol, it is not as practical as http or ftp when trying to download files onto a hard drive for later use."

I removed it, because RTSP is NOT a "real time protocol" in this sense! As I explained above, RTSP is just the "remote". True, it's typically used with RTP to do the "real time streaming" part, but then this disadvantage is more appropriate with RTP.

By the way, RTSP CAN be used to download files using http or ftp. You just ask the server for a describe, and get an SDP file back, which tells the location of a http or ftp server (I'm quite sure SDP allows this). You wouldn't initiate the download using RTSP once you have the SDP. (I'd be surprissed if this is used anywhere, it's quite pointless.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 157.193.214.17 (talk) 06:42, 18 October 2007 (UTC)