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7/2/2026

The original title is "A practical workflow for debugging flaky RTSP camera streams" which is 9 words. Let me check the rules:
Original: A practical workflow for debugging flaky RTSP camera streams
Short summary
When RTSP camera streams fail intermittently, validate the DESCRIBE response's SDP, check RTP timing with tcpdump and Wireshark for sequence gaps and inter-packet deltas around 33ms, and diagnose transport issues by confirming interleaved channel framing. Solutions typically involve adjusting encoder profiles, switching transport from UDP to TCP, or moving cameras off congested ports. The author provides RTSP Inspector, a diagnostic tool that automates these steps.
- •Validate SDP from DESCRIBE response to identify encoder/decoder mismatches (H.264 profile levels, RTCP, control attributes)
- •Use tcpdump and Wireshark to detect packet timing (should be ~33ms for 30fps) and sequence number gaps indicating encoder drops
- •Troubleshoot RTSP-over-TCP interleaving issues separately; solutions include profile adjustments, transport switching, or network reconfiguration
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