RTSP交互过程

C->S
OPTIONS rtsp://219.219.218.224:554/m RTSP/1.0

CSeq: 1

User-Agent: VLC media player (LIVE555 Streaming Media v2009.07.09)
S->C
RTSP/1.0 200 OK

Server: vlc 1.0.1

Content-Length: 0

Cseq: 1

Public: DESCRIBE,SETUP,TEARDOWN,PLAY,PAUSE,GET_PARAMETER
C->S
DESCRIBE rtsp://219.219.218.224:554/m RTSP/1.0

CSeq: 2

Accept: application/sdp

User-Agent: VLC media player (LIVE555 Streaming Media v2009.07.09)
S->C
RTSP/1.0 200 OK

Content-type: application/sdp

Server: VLC Server

Content-Length: 544

CSeq: 2

Cache-Control: no-cache

v=0 //协议版本

o=- 78967746000 3 IN IP4 219.219.218.224 //拥有者，即会话的创建者

c=IN IP4 0.0.0.0 //连接信息，此处表示本机

t=0 0 //如果stop-time设置为0,则会话没有时间限制。如果start-time也设置为0，则会话被认为是永久的.

a=tool:vlc 1.0.1 //创建任务描述的工具的名称及版本号

a=range:npt=0-7.741 //视频的正常播放范围

m=audio 0 RTP/AVP 96 //音频流使用的协议 m= / …

a=rtpmap:96 mpeg4-generic/32000 //a=rtpmap: / [/]

a=fmtp:96 streamtype=5; profile-level-id=15; mode=AAC-hbr; config=1290; SizeLength=13;IndexLength=3; IndexDeltaLength=3; Profile=1; //a=fmtp:

a=control:rtsp://219.219.218.224:554/m/trackID=0

m=video 0 RTP/AVP 97 //视频流使用的协议

a=rtpmap:97 MP4V-ES/90000

a=fmtp:97 profile-level-id=3; config=000001b022000001b50900000100000001200084456a285020f0a300;

a=control:rtsp://219.219.218.224:554/m/trackID=1
C->S
SETUP rtsp://219.219.218.224:554/m/trackID=0 RTSP/1.0

CSeq: 3

Transport: RTP/AVP;unicast;client_port=3106-3107

User-Agent: VLC media player (LIVE555 Streaming Media v2009.07.09)
S->C
RTSP/1.0 200 OK

Transport: RTP/AVP/UDP;client_port=3106-3107

Server: VLC Server

Content-Length: 0

Cseq: 3

Cache-Control: no-cache

Session: 11478
C->S
SETUP rtsp://219.219.218.224:554/m/trackID=1 RTSP/1.0

CSeq: 4

Transport: RTP/AVP;unicast;client_port=3108-3109

Session: 11478

User-Agent: VLC media player (LIVE555 Streaming Media v2009.07.09)
S->C
RTSP/1.0 200 OK

Transport: RTP/AVP/UDP;client_port=3108-3109

Server: VLC Server

Content-Length: 0

Cseq: 4

Cache-Control: no-cache

Session: 11478
C->S
PLAY rtsp://219.219.218.224:554/m RTSP/1.0

CSeq: 5

Session: 11478

Range: npt=0.000-

User-Agent: VLC media player (LIVE555 Streaming Media v2009.07.09)
S->C
RTSP/1.0 200 OK

Server: VLC Server

Content-Length: 0

CSeq: 5

Cache-Control: no-cache

Session: 11478;timeout=5
C->S
GET_PARAMETER rtsp://219.219.218.224:554/m RTSP/1.0

CSeq: 6

Session: 11478

User-Agent: VLC media player (LIVE555 Streaming Media v2009.07.09)
S->C
RTSP/1.0 200 OK

Server: VLC Server

Content-Length: 0

CSeq: 6

Cache-Control: no-cache
C->S
TEARDOWN rtsp://219.219.218.224:554/m RTSP/1.0

CSeq: 7

Session: 11478

User-Agent: VLC media player (LIVE555 Streaming Media v2009.07.09)
S->C
RTSP/1.0 200 OK

Server: VLC Server

Content-Length: 0

CSeq: 7

Cache-Control: no-cache

Session: 11478;timeout=5

以上是利用RTSP协议进行流媒体播放的一个完整过程，其中setup，play是必须用到的方法，其它方法是可选。上述红色的标注部分是对sdp协议的一些主要参数进行的解释。