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Ross Finlayson wrote:

> >In the case of RTP/multicast, the server will simply transmit the
> >titles one port number higher on the same multicast address.
>
> No!  Please don't do this!  The (RTP port)+1 is meant to be used for
> sending/receiving RTCP reports.  If you send anything else on that port,
> you risk confusing receivers that listen for RTCP reports.
>
> The fact that Freeamp and "Obsequiem" don't use RTCP isn't so bad, but
> having them use the RTCP port for something else is.  So, please use some
> other port.
>
> (BTW, one of the projects on my "to do" list is to define a RTP payload
> format for streaming ID3v2 data.  This, I think, will be the best way to do
> multicast streaming of meta-data in the future.)
>
>         Ross.

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