Re: UDP support for apache (Apache Users)

On 9/11/07, Issac Goldstand <margol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Chris 'Xenon' Hanson wrote:
> Yogsothoth GV wrote:
>> | >  Why would you want to?
>> Say, you are streaming video/audio over HTML like Flash, quicktime.
>> This doesn't
>> necessarily require TCP like semantics because delay due to packet
>> retransmission or HOL blocking is bad (when serving real time data).
>> However, if you are using a transport protocol like
>> UDP  you might experience small disturbance, which is better than
>> stalled video/audio. This
>> is one reason that I can think on top of my head.
>
>   Yes, but that's why protocols like RTSP were invented.

I don't want to use RTSP or other streaming protocols(which is not on HTTP),
because I am trying to make a case that streaming over HTTP can be useful.
This is purely for experimental basis. Sorry, I should have made it clear before.

Playing the devil's advocate here:

On the one hand, many firewalls block RSTP; on the other hand I don't
know that any streaming media clients do UDP with anything other than
RSTP, so while streaming over HTTP-UDP to bypass firewalls makes sense,

This is exactly one of the reason why I want to experiment. Also using RTSP
requires maintaining another server, which is not necessarily required if
we can plug-in custom protocols into apache. This with other ideas I have for custom protocols,
I want to see If I can provide better QoS to Users.

it's pretty uncommon, and not sure how much support clients will have.
Of course, it might make sense to make an RSTP protocol module for
Apache :-)

Issac

Yes, I am aware that clients doesn't support Streaming video - HTTP-UDP for streaming. I will
start with some simple benchmarks and If it is benefical, I might modify
a client to do that.

Issac,
I would like to patch apache with UDP. Please send me patches, will apply and
email you if I run to issues.

thanks,
-GV

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