rtpsession: GStreamer Good Plugins 1.0 Plugins Reference Manual

## rtpsession rtpsession |

## Properties

gdouble | bandwidth | Read / Write
RTPSession * | internal-session | Read
guint64 | ntp-ns-base | Read / Write
guint | num-active-sources | Read
guint | num-sources | Read
gdouble | rtcp-fraction | Read / Write
GstStructure * | sdes | Read / Write
gint | rtcp-rr-bandwidth | Read / Write
gint | rtcp-rs-bandwidth | Read / Write
gboolean | use-pipeline-clock | Read / Write
guint64 | rtcp-min-interval | Read / Write
guint | probation | Read / Write
GstStructure * | stats | Read
GstRTPProfile | rtp-profile | Read / Write
GstRtpNtpTimeSource | ntp-time-source | Read / Write

## Signals

void | clear-pt-map | Action
void | on-bye-ssrc | Run Last
void | on-bye-timeout | Run Last
void | on-new-ssrc | Run Last
void | on-sender-timeout | Run Last
void | on-ssrc-active | Run Last
void | on-ssrc-collision | Run Last
void | on-ssrc-sdes | Run Last
void | on-ssrc-validated | Run Last
void | on-timeout | Run Last
GstCaps* | request-pt-map | Run Last

## Types and Values

struct | GstRtpSession

## Object Hierarchy

        GObject
        ╰── GInitiallyUnowned
            ╰── GstObject
                ╰── GstElement
                    ╰── GstRtpSession

## Description

The RTP session manager models participants with unique SSRC in an RTP session. This session can be used to send and receive RTP and RTCP packets. Based on what REQUEST pads are requested from the session manager, specific functionality can be activated.

The session manager currently implements RFC 3550 including:

- RTP packet validation based on consecutive sequence numbers.

- Maintainance of the SSRC participant database.

- Keeping per participant statistics based on received RTCP packets.

- Scheduling of RR/SR RTCP packets.

- Support for multiple sender SSRC.

The rtpsession will not demux packets based on SSRC or payload type, nor will it correct for packet reordering and jitter. Use GstRtpsSrcDemux, GstRtpPtDemux and GstRtpJitterBuffer in addition to GstRtpSession to perform these tasks. It is usually a good idea to use GstRtpBin, which combines all these features in one element.

To use GstRtpSession as an RTP receiver, request a recv_rtp_sink pad, which will automatically create recv_rtp_src pad. Data received on the recv_rtp_sink pad will be processed in the session and after being validated forwarded on the recv_rtp_src pad.

To also use GstRtpSession as an RTCP receiver, request a recv_rtcp_sink pad, which will automatically create a sync_src pad. Packets received on the RTCP pad will be used by the session manager to update the stats and database of the other participants. SR packets will be forwarded on the sync_src pad so that they can be used to perform inter-stream synchronisation when needed.

If you want the session manager to generate and send RTCP packets, request the send_rtcp_src pad. Packet pushed on this pad contain SR/RR RTCP reports that should be sent to all participants in the session.

To use GstRtpSession as a sender, request a send_rtp_sink pad, which will automatically create a send_rtp_src pad. The session manager will forward the packets on the send_rtp_src pad after updating its internal state.

The session manager needs the clock-rate of the payload types it is handling and will signal the “request-pt-map” signal when it needs such a mapping. One can clear the cached values with the “clear-pt-map” signal.

### Example pipelines

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    gst-launch-1.0 udpsrc port=5000 caps="application/x-rtp, ..." ! .recv_rtp_sink rtpsession .recv_rtp_src ! rtptheoradepay ! theoradec ! xvimagesink

Receive theora RTP packets from port 5000 and send them to the depayloader, decoder and display. Note that the application/x-rtp caps on udpsrc should be configured based on some negotiation process such as RTSP for this pipeline to work correctly.

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    gst-launch-1.0 udpsrc port=5000 caps="application/x-rtp, ..." ! .recv_rtp_sink rtpsession name=session \
           .recv_rtp_src ! rtptheoradepay ! theoradec ! xvimagesink \
        udpsrc port=5001 caps="application/x-rtcp" ! session.recv_rtcp_sink

Receive theora RTP packets from port 5000 and send them to the depayloader, decoder and display. Receive RTCP packets from port 5001 and process them in the session manager. Note that the application/x-rtp caps on udpsrc should be configured based on some negotiation process such as RTSP for this pipeline to work correctly.

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    gst-launch-1.0 videotestsrc ! theoraenc ! rtptheorapay ! .send_rtp_sink rtpsession .send_rtp_src ! udpsink port=5000

Send theora RTP packets through the session manager and out on UDP port 5000.

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    gst-launch-1.0 videotestsrc ! theoraenc ! rtptheorapay ! .send_rtp_sink rtpsession name=session .send_rtp_src \
        ! udpsink port=5000  session.send_rtcp_src ! udpsink port=5001

Send theora RTP packets through the session manager and out on UDP port 5000. Send RTCP packets on port 5001. Note that this pipeline will not preroll correctly because the second udpsink will not preroll correctly (no RTCP packets are sent in the PAUSED state). Applications should manually set and keep (see `gst_element_set_locked_state()`) the RTCP udpsink to the PLAYING state.

## Synopsis

### Element Information

plugin | rtpmanager
author | Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@gmail.com>
class | Filter/Network/RTP

### Element Pads

name | recv_rtcp_sink
direction | sink
presence | request
details | application/x-rtcp

name | recv_rtp_sink
direction | sink
presence | request
details | application/x-rtp

name | send_rtp_sink
direction | sink
presence | request
details | application/x-rtp

name | recv_rtp_src
direction | source
presence | sometimes
details | application/x-rtp

name | send_rtp_src
direction | source
presence | sometimes
details | application/x-rtp

name | sync_src
direction | source
presence | sometimes
details | application/x-rtcp

name | send_rtcp_src
direction | source
presence | request
details | application/x-rtcp

## Functions

## Types and Values

### struct GstRtpSession

    struct GstRtpSession;

## Property Details

### The `“bandwidth”` property

      “bandwidth”                gdouble

The bandwidth of the session in bytes per second (0 for auto-discover).

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 0

### The `“internal-session”` property

      “internal-session”         RTPSession *

The internal RTPSession object.

Flags: Read

### The `“ntp-ns-base”` property

      “ntp-ns-base”              guint64

The NTP base time corresponding to running_time 0 (deprecated).

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: 0

### The `“num-active-sources”` property

      “num-active-sources”       guint

The number of active sources in the session.

Flags: Read

Default value: 0

### The `“num-sources”` property

      “num-sources”              guint

The number of sources in the session.

Flags: Read

Default value: 0

### The `“rtcp-fraction”` property

      “rtcp-fraction”            gdouble

The RTCP bandwidth of the session in bytes per second (or as a real fraction of the RTP bandwidth if < 1.0).

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 0.05

### The `“sdes”` property

      “sdes”                     GstStructure *

The SDES items of this session.

Flags: Read / Write

### The `“rtcp-rr-bandwidth”` property

      “rtcp-rr-bandwidth”        gint

The RTCP bandwidth used for receivers in bytes per second (-1 = default).

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: >= G_MAXULONG

Default value: -1

### The `“rtcp-rs-bandwidth”` property

      “rtcp-rs-bandwidth”        gint

The RTCP bandwidth used for senders in bytes per second (-1 = default).

Flags: Read / Write

Allowed values: >= G_MAXULONG

Default value: -1

### The `“use-pipeline-clock”` property

      “use-pipeline-clock”       gboolean

Use the pipeline running-time to set the NTP time in the RTCP SR messages (DEPRECATED: Use ntp-source property).

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

### The `“rtcp-min-interval”` property

      “rtcp-min-interval”        guint64

Minimum interval between Regular RTCP packet (in ns).

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: 5000000000

### The `“probation”` property

      “probation”                guint

Consecutive packet sequence numbers to accept the source.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: 2

### The `“stats”` property

      “stats”                    GstStructure *

Various statistics.

Flags: Read

### The `“rtp-profile”` property

      “rtp-profile”              GstRTPProfile

RTP profile to use.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: GST_RTP_PROFILE_AVP

### The `“ntp-time-source”` property

      “ntp-time-source”          GstRtpNtpTimeSource

NTP time source for RTCP packets.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NTP time based on realtime clock

## Signal Details

### The `“clear-pt-map”` signal

    void
    user_function (GstRtpSession *sess,
                   gpointer       user_data)

Clear the cached pt-maps requested with “request-pt-map”.

#### Parameters

sess | the object which received the signal |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Flags: Action

### The `“on-bye-ssrc”` signal

    void
    user_function (GstRtpSession *sess,
                   guint          ssrc,
                   gpointer       user_data)

Notify of an SSRC that became inactive because of a BYE packet.

#### Parameters

sess | the object which received the signal |
ssrc | the SSRC |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Flags: Run Last

### The `“on-bye-timeout”` signal

    void
    user_function (GstRtpSession *sess,
                   guint          ssrc,
                   gpointer       user_data)

Notify of an SSRC that has timed out because of BYE

#### Parameters

sess | the object which received the signal |
ssrc | the SSRC |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Flags: Run Last

### The `“on-new-ssrc”` signal

    void
    user_function (GstRtpSession *sess,
                   guint          ssrc,
                   gpointer       user_data)

Notify of a new SSRC that entered `session` .

#### Parameters

sess | the object which received the signal |
ssrc | the SSRC |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Flags: Run Last

### The `“on-sender-timeout”` signal

    void
    user_function (GstRtpSession *sess,
                   guint          ssrc,
                   gpointer       user_data)

Notify of a sender SSRC that has timed out and became a receiver

#### Parameters

sess | the object which received the signal |
ssrc | the SSRC |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Flags: Run Last

### The `“on-ssrc-active”` signal

    void
    user_function (GstRtpSession *gstrtpsession,
                   guint          arg1,
                   gpointer       user_data)

Flags: Run Last

### The `“on-ssrc-collision”` signal

    void
    user_function (GstRtpSession *gstrtpsession,
                   guint          arg1,
                   gpointer       user_data)

Flags: Run Last

### The `“on-ssrc-sdes”` signal

    void
    user_function (GstRtpSession *session,
                   guint          src,
                   gpointer       user_data)

Notify that a new SDES was received for SSRC.

#### Parameters

session | the object which received the signal |
src | the SSRC |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Flags: Run Last

### The `“on-ssrc-validated”` signal

    void
    user_function (GstRtpSession *gstrtpsession,
                   guint          arg1,
                   gpointer       user_data)

Flags: Run Last

### The `“on-timeout”` signal

    void
    user_function (GstRtpSession *sess,
                   guint          ssrc,
                   gpointer       user_data)

Notify of an SSRC that has timed out

#### Parameters

sess | the object which received the signal |
ssrc | the SSRC |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Flags: Run Last

### The `“request-pt-map”` signal

    GstCaps*
    user_function (GstRtpSession *sess,
                   guint          pt,
                   gpointer       user_data)

Request the payload type as GstCaps for `pt` .

#### Parameters

sess | the object which received the signal |
pt | the pt |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Flags: Run Last

## See Also

rtpjitterbuffer, rtpbin, rtpptdemux, rtpssrcdemux