MPEG2-TS streaming overhead

[mikeee24]

Hi,

I use the windows version of VLC, version 0.8.5.

I'm tyring to determine what kind of overhead is added when streaming a file with VLC. When selecting UDP in the Stream Output window, my guess is that this ends up being MPEG2-TS over UDP/IP. I just wanted to confirm that since it is also possible to do TS/RTP/UDP/IP, which adds more overhead.

Thanks

Mike.

[tkernen]

Adding RTP will add an extra 12 bytes to your IP packet. vs. UDP only. Compared to your payload of 7 Transport Stream packets of 188 bytes in one IP packet, I would consider this minimal.

[mikeee24]

I'm aware of the associated overheads in bytes, but what I want to know is what happens when you select 'UDP' in the VLC stream out window... is it simply TS/UDP/IP, or TS/RTP/UDP/IP?

Then I can calculate what kind of overhead is added when streaming.

[tkernen]

TS/UDP/IP AFAIK