Building on the Success of HTTP
RTSP inherits from HTTP/1.1 ...
- syntax -> reuse parser
- security mechanisms (SSL, authentication)
- extension mechanisms:
- PICS = content labeling
- JEPI = payments
- PEP = protocol extensions
- URLs with scheme rtsp://
Advantages:
- may build on existing high-performance servers
- easily extend proxies and firewalls
- participate in HTTP upgrades
Last modified: 1997-02-27 by Henning Schulzrinne