Essential Protocols for Live Streaming

Live streaming enables businesses to engage with their consumers in real-time to generate engaging content, but it takes a number of streaming protocols to get videos through the live streaming process.

Fremont, CA: Live broadcasting over the internet has risen in popularity over the last decade. This is due in large part to the rapid advancement of the technology that enables live streaming. The most generally used delivery vehicles for live streaming are HLS, WebRTC, and RTMP. Live streaming works by sending video to users via the internet in real-time and without any video lag using a variety of streaming protocols. In a variety of industries, live streaming is utilized for a variety of objectives. At its most basic level, streaming content is intended to assist individuals in attending events, expos, and experiences that they would otherwise be unable to attend in person.

Various streaming protocols are essential to carry out videos through the live streaming process, such as:

SRT

SRT (Secure Reliable Transport) is a streaming protocol that aids in securely transmitting data over public networks. It can transmit at low latency and with good security. Because this protocol is open-source, it is simple to implement.

RTSP

The Real-Time Streaming Protocol, or RTSP, is a protocol for transmitting orders from the user to the video player that is built similarly to RTMP. The play, pause, and record commands are issued by RTSP servers, which lie between the live stream and the viewer.

HLS

HLS, or HTTP Live Streaming, is a standard developed by Apple for delivering media to the HTML5 video player. Mobile streaming is made feasible by this protocol. It is well-known for its security as well as compatibility.

RTMP

RTMP (Real-Time Messaging Protocol) has been critical for live streaming for a very long time. This transport protocol used to be in charge of live stream delivery, but now it's in charge of RTMP encoder ingest. For the best streaming experience, RTMP is frequently combined with HLS delivery.

webRTC

WebRTC is a peer-to-peer streaming protocol created by Google in recent years. This project was initially intended to power web conferencing services like Zoom and video chats, but now that it can stream in real-time latency, online video providers are starting to include it into their platforms.