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1 | | -# RTP/RTCP stack for Go |
2 | | - |
3 | | -This Go package implements a RTP/RTCP stack for Go. The package is a |
4 | | -sub-package of the standard Go _net_ package and uses standard _net_ package |
5 | | -functions. |
6 | | - |
7 | | -## How to build |
8 | | - |
9 | | -The _rtp_ sources use the GOPATH directory structure. To build, test, and run |
10 | | -the software just add the main goRTP directory to GOPATH. For further |
11 | | -information about this structure run `go help gopath` and follow the |
12 | | -instructions. The _rtp_ package is below the package _net_ to make clear that |
13 | | -_rtp_ is a network related package. |
14 | | - |
15 | | -To build the package just run `go build net/rtp` and then `go install |
16 | | -net/rtp`. To excecute the tests just run `go test net/rtp`. The tests check if |
17 | | -the code works with the current Go installation on your system. It should |
18 | | -PASS. |
19 | | - |
20 | | -A demo program is available and is called _rtpmain_. Use `go build |
21 | | -net/rtpmain` to build it. The command `go install net/rtpmain` installs it in |
22 | | -the `bin` directory of the main directory. |
23 | | - |
24 | | -## How to use |
25 | | - |
26 | | -This is a pure RTP / RTCP stack and it does not contain any media processing, |
27 | | -for example generating or packing the payload for audio or video codecs. |
28 | | - |
29 | | -The directory `src/net/rtpmain` contains an example Go program that performs a |
30 | | -RTP some tests on _localhost_ that shows how to setup a RTP session, an |
31 | | -output stream and how to send and receive RTP data and control events. Parts |
32 | | -of this program are used in the package documentation. |
33 | | - |
34 | | -The software should be ready to use for many RTP applications. Standard |
35 | | -point-to-point RTP applications should not pose any problems. RTP multi-cast |
36 | | -using IP multi-cast addresses is not supported. If somebody really requires IP |
37 | | -multi-cast it could be added at the transport level. |
38 | | - |
39 | | -RTCP reporting works without support from application. The stack reports RTCP |
40 | | -packets and if the stack created new input streams and an application may |
41 | | -connect to the control channel to receive the RTCP events. Just have a look |
42 | | -into the example program. The RTCP fields in the stream structures are |
43 | | -accessible - however, to use them you may need to have some know-how of the |
44 | | -RTCP definitions and reporting. |
45 | | - |
46 | | -## The documentation |
47 | | - |
48 | | -After you downloaded the code you may use standard _godoc_ to get a nice |
49 | | -formatted documentation. Just change into the `src` directory, run `godoc |
50 | | --http=:6060 -path="."`, point your browser at _localhost:6060_, and select |
51 | | -`src` at the top of the page. |
52 | | - |
53 | | -I've added some package global documentation and tried to document the |
54 | | -globally visible methods and functions. |
55 | | - |
56 | | -Before you start hacking please have a look into the documentation first, in |
57 | | -particular the package documentation (doc.go). |
58 | | - |
59 | | -## Some noteable features |
60 | | - |
61 | | -* The current release V1.0.0 computes the RTCP intervals based on the length of |
62 | | - RTCP compound packets and the bandwidth allocated to RTCP. The application may |
63 | | - set the bandwidth, if no set GoRTP makes somes educated guesses. |
64 | | - |
65 | | -* The application may set the maximum number of output and input streams even |
66 | | - while the RTP session is active. If the application des not set GoRTP sets |
67 | | - the values to 5 and 30 respectively. |
68 | | - |
69 | | -* GoRTP produces SR and RR reports and the associated SDES for active streams |
70 | | - only, thus it implements the activity check as defined in chapter 6.4 |
71 | | - |
72 | | -* An appplication may use GoRTP in _simple RTP_ mode. In this mode only RTP |
73 | | - data packets are exchanged between the peers. No RTCP service is active, no |
74 | | - statistic counters, and GoRTP discards RTCP packets it receives. |
75 | | - |
76 | | -* GoRTP limits the number of RR to 31 per RTCP report interval. GoRTP does not |
77 | | - add an additional RR packet in case it detects more than 31 active input |
78 | | - streams. This restriction is mainly due to MTU contraints of modern Ethernet |
79 | | - or DSL based networks. The MTU is usually about 1500 bytes, GoRTP limits |
80 | | - the RTP/RTCP packet size to 1200 bytes. The length of an RR is 24 bytes, |
81 | | - thus 31 RR already require 774 bytes. Adding some data for SR and SDES fills |
82 | | - the rest. |
83 | | - |
84 | | -* An application may register to a control event channel and GoRTP delivers a |
85 | | - nice set of control and error events. The events cover: |
86 | | - - Creation of a new input stream when receiving an RTP or RTCP packet and |
87 | | - the SSRC was not known |
88 | | - - RTCP events to inform about RTCP packets and received reports |
89 | | - - Error events |
90 | | - |
91 | | -* Currently GoRTP supports only SR, RR, SDES, and BYE RTCP packets. Inside |
92 | | -SDES GoRTP does not support SDES Private and SDES H.323 items. |
| 1 | +# RTP/RTCP stack for Go |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +This Go package implements a RTP/RTCP stack for Go. The package is a |
| 4 | +sub-package of the standard Go _net_ package and uses standard _net_ package |
| 5 | +functions. |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +## How to build |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +The _rtp_ sources use the GOPATH directory structure. To build, test, and run |
| 10 | +the software just add the main goRTP directory to GOPATH. For further |
| 11 | +information about this structure run `go help gopath` and follow the |
| 12 | +instructions. The _rtp_ package is below the package _net_ to make clear that |
| 13 | +_rtp_ is a network related package. |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +To build the package just run `go build net/rtp` and then `go install |
| 16 | +net/rtp`. To excecute the tests just run `go test net/rtp`. The tests check if |
| 17 | +the code works with the current Go installation on your system. It should |
| 18 | +PASS. |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +A demo program is available and is called _rtpmain_. Use `go build |
| 21 | +net/rtpmain` to build it. The command `go install net/rtpmain` installs it in |
| 22 | +the `bin` directory of the main directory. |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +## How to use |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +This is a pure RTP / RTCP stack and it does not contain any media processing, |
| 27 | +for example generating or packing the payload for audio or video codecs. |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +The directory `src/net/rtpmain` contains an example Go program that performs a |
| 30 | +RTP some tests on _localhost_ that shows how to setup a RTP session, an |
| 31 | +output stream and how to send and receive RTP data and control events. Parts |
| 32 | +of this program are used in the package documentation. |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +The software should be ready to use for many RTP applications. Standard |
| 35 | +point-to-point RTP applications should not pose any problems. RTP multi-cast |
| 36 | +using IP multi-cast addresses is not supported. If somebody really requires IP |
| 37 | +multi-cast it could be added at the transport level. |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +RTCP reporting works without support from application. The stack reports RTCP |
| 40 | +packets and if the stack created new input streams and an application may |
| 41 | +connect to the control channel to receive the RTCP events. Just have a look |
| 42 | +into the example program. The RTCP fields in the stream structures are |
| 43 | +accessible - however, to use them you may need to have some know-how of the |
| 44 | +RTCP definitions and reporting. |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +## The documentation |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +After you downloaded the code you may use standard _godoc_ to get a nice |
| 49 | +formatted documentation. Just change into the `src` directory, run `godoc |
| 50 | +-http=:6060 -path="."`, point your browser at _localhost:6060_, and select |
| 51 | +`src` at the top of the page. |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +I've added some package global documentation and tried to document the |
| 54 | +globally visible methods and functions. |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +Before you start hacking please have a look into the documentation first, in |
| 57 | +particular the package documentation (doc.go). |
| 58 | + |
| 59 | +## Some noteable features |
| 60 | + |
| 61 | +* The current release V1.0.0 computes the RTCP intervals based on the length of |
| 62 | + RTCP compound packets and the bandwidth allocated to RTCP. The application may |
| 63 | + set the bandwidth, if no set GoRTP makes somes educated guesses. |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +* The application may set the maximum number of output and input streams even |
| 66 | + while the RTP session is active. If the application des not set GoRTP sets |
| 67 | + the values to 5 and 30 respectively. |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +* GoRTP produces SR and RR reports and the associated SDES for active streams |
| 70 | + only, thus it implements the activity check as defined in chapter 6.4 |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +* An appplication may use GoRTP in _simple RTP_ mode. In this mode only RTP |
| 73 | + data packets are exchanged between the peers. No RTCP service is active, no |
| 74 | + statistic counters, and GoRTP discards RTCP packets it receives. |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +* GoRTP limits the number of RR to 31 per RTCP report interval. GoRTP does not |
| 77 | + add an additional RR packet in case it detects more than 31 active input |
| 78 | + streams. This restriction is mainly due to MTU contraints of modern Ethernet |
| 79 | + or DSL based networks. The MTU is usually about 1500 bytes, GoRTP limits |
| 80 | + the RTP/RTCP packet size to 1200 bytes. The length of an RR is 24 bytes, |
| 81 | + thus 31 RR already require 774 bytes. Adding some data for SR and SDES fills |
| 82 | + the rest. |
| 83 | + |
| 84 | +* An application may register to a control event channel and GoRTP delivers a |
| 85 | + nice set of control and error events. The events cover: |
| 86 | + - Creation of a new input stream when receiving an RTP or RTCP packet and |
| 87 | + the SSRC was not known |
| 88 | + - RTCP events to inform about RTCP packets and received reports |
| 89 | + - Error events |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | +* Currently GoRTP supports only SR, RR, SDES, and BYE RTCP packets. Inside |
| 92 | +SDES GoRTP does not support SDES Private and SDES H.323 items. |
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