RTSP Keep-Alive & RTCP Sender/Receiver Report Timeouts
Prevent media servers from terminating active RTSP video sessions due to inactivity timeouts.
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#1Maintaining RTSP Session Liveness
RTSP servers typically timeout sessions after 60 seconds of silence. Clients must send periodic GET_PARAMETER or OPTIONS requests every 30-45 seconds to keep the session alive.
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