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It's a great idea, but could they please change the name? There is already an RTP protocol [1] for UDP media streaming, and that is already frequently confused
by xg15 2y ago
It's a great idea, but could they please change the name?
There is already an RTP protocol [1] for UDP media streaming, and that is already frequently confused with RDP [2], for GUI remoting.
There is also an rtp:// URI scheme in use in various media applications [3, 4] to identity streaming endpoints.
So I'd kindly request not to increase the confusion even more.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-time_Transport_Protocol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-time_Transport_Protocol
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_Desktop_Protocol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_Desktop_Protocol
[3] https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-protocols.html#rtp https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg-protocols.html#rtp
[4] https://wiki.2n.com/faqaudio/en/rtp-destinations-how-to-test-it-with-vlc-media-player-104861402.html https://wiki.2n.com/faqaudio/en/rtp-destinations-how-to-test...
- brianhorakh 2y agoAgree, calling it rtp is likely to cause confusion. Probably best to choose a four letter acronym. Assume all the good three letter ones have already been used.
- xg15 2y agoWell, the official list of URI schemes is here: https://www.iana.org/assignments/uri-schemes/uri-schemes.xhtml https://www.iana.org/assignments/uri-schemes/uri-schemes.xht... (and another "unofficial" one here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_URI_schemes#Unofficial_but_common_URI_schemes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_URI_schemes#Unofficial... ) I think if you don't insist on them making sense as an acronym, there are still some interesting 3-letter combinations free (if you avoid the obvious minefields, that is). E.g., I've never heard of qqq:// . There is a QQQ Trust apparently, but no network protocol AFAIK.
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- try_the_bass 2y agoFully agree. It's even stranger (to me) that they picked an existing protocol's name, given that they never even define "RTP" in their paper. If it's just arbitrary letters, might as well avoid the collision. If it isn't arbitrary letters, please, if you're describing the protocol, you should start by describing the damn acronym.