Does VLC need RTCP packets to play a RTP stream ?

[camelstrike]

Hi, I do not know anything about how VLC is programmed.

I'm trying to use VLC to play a RTP stream that I'm creating in my own application. Since I'm going to send the stream and play the stream on the same computer I don't really need to send RTCP packets, Ive already synchronized the stream in my application.

My question is this: Does VLC need RTCP packets to start playing the stream. The reason I'm asking is because when I try to play the stream nothing happens and I want to now where the problem lies, VLC or my app. I don't want to write the RTCP sending code if I don't have to

Thanks in advance.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

No, VLC does not need RTCp packets. RTCP is really only needed to properly synch multiple RTP streams (i.e. lip-sync).

[camelstrike]

Thanks !

[hhuang1911]

When I transmit RTP stream via Unicast, the server stops streaming if the client does not report back RTCP. How can I skip the RTCP and keep the server sending even without any response on RTCP?

Thanks in advance.