Will RTSP be Replaced by SIP for Streaming?

RTSP is a must for IPTV today. It is what makes VOD (Video on Demand) work. As a protocol, RTSP is quite simple: you open an HTTP connection and send messages over it that are similar to the physical remote control for video (play, pause, etc.). But will it do? Does IPTV really sum up to a smart web VCR? I already described my future TV, which requires more than that. Can SIP, our Swiss Army Knife, take the (read more...)

By Tsahi Levent-Levi  |  September 25th, 2008  |  Filed under IPTV, Standardization
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Applications also need interoperability

The IMTC’s SuperOp! event is just across the corner, and this time, I am proud to say that RADVISION will be hosting it (pdf). Companies coming to this event will be testing their products for interoperability. There are parts of the market though, that are ignoring interoperability. From my own experience, they pay dearly for it in due time. Interoperability can be viewed as a process where you hurtle your product against a product of a different vendor and (read more...)

By Tsahi Levent-Levi  |  May 1st, 2008  |  Filed under Interoperability
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