< multimedia , networking , protocol > (RTSP) An application layer protocol for controlling delivery of a stream of real-time multimedia content. RTSP allows users to start playing from a certain position. It does not actually deliver the data, but works alongside existing delivery channels such as UDP , TCP , or IP multicast .
RTSP was developed by RealNetworks , Netscape Communications , and Columbia University , and is described in RFC 2326 , April 1998. RTSP is an IETF proposed standard .
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