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Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] RTP v/s UDP

From: M K <gedropi@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 11:31:55 -0800
You could convert your .pcap file to Excel by either saving as a csv
or a text file.  Then open Excel and import (under Data menu?) using
the comma (csv) or space (txt) as the delimiter.

On 4/7/10, ankur aggarwal <ankur.mast.frn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Anders,
>  Thanxs for the reply. My problem is bit different. I want to use UDP only.
> As
> http://www.mail-archive.com/wireshark-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg03818.htmllink
> suggest we cannot use UDP for these calculation, instead use RTP
> directly. In my project i need to know the difference in RTP and UDP.
>
>
> Can any body tell me how to convert .pcap (wireshark file) to excel file. I
> found this link http://packetbone.com/ . But unfortunately i donot PC with
> 32 bit + XP in my lab..
>
> Ankur
>
> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 2:57 PM, Anders Broman <a.broman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>  Hi,
>>   Goggling for VLC player found http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ very breifly
>> looking at the info it looks like there are several options
>> for how the video stream is sent if it really is RTP in your case you
>> could
>> use decode as and select RTP and then use the RTP analysis
>> Note that it designed to analyse Audio and some values may not be entirely
>> correct/applicable for Video.
>>
>> You can also use the IO-graph to calculate the  bandwidth. If RTP isn't
>> used you may have to digg trough the documentation/sources
>> of the VLC player to find out if you can do the calculations you need. You
>> may have to export the data from the RTP analysis and perform your own
>> calculation from the raw data or update Wiresharks sources to do it for
>> you.
>> You may also have to know what codec(s) are used to do correct
>> calculation.
>> You must also consider where your traces are made and perhaps compare
>> results
>> from the sender side with results on the receiver side. No easy answers
>> here :-)
>> Regards
>> Anders
>>
>> ankur aggarwal skrev 2010-04-07 20:10:
>>
>> Hi Antony ,
>>   Thanxs for your response. What does this mean *"RTP is commonly carried
>> within UDP"** ??* I found that wireshark provide support for RTP* *as
>> http://wiki.wireshark.org/RTP_statistics* . If i need to calculate
>> jitter,bandwith etc. What should i use. How can i use UDP
>>
>> Ankur
>> *
>> On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 1:57 PM, Anthony Murabito
>> <anthony@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Ankur,
>>>
>>> RTP is commonly carried within UDP. Although this is not mandatory, there
>>> are other possible underlying protocols such as AAL5.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Anthony
>>>
>>> On 04/07/2010 01:49 PM, ankur aggarwal wrote:
>>>
>>>  Hello All,
>>>   I am a new user of wireshark. I am working on stream video packets and
>>> receving at other end through wireless hops (Access point). I used to do
>>> this using VLC player and thru UDP protocol. I started using Wireshark
>>> for
>>> analysis of my packets. In between i found we cannot calculate jitter ,
>>> delay etc.. through UDP. Later i found RTP protocol. Now the question is
>>> what exactly is the difference between UDP and RTP in term of networking
>>> and
>>> in term of Wireshark s/w working.
>>>
>>> I need some proof as this information will be needed for my publication.
>>> Help me plz
>>> --
>>> With Regards
>>>
>>> Ankur Aggarwal
>>> Research intern
>>> Optical Zeitgeist Laboratory
>>> Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) - ÉMT
>>> 800, de la Gauchetière Ouest, bureau 6900
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>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
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>>
>> Ankur Aggarwal
>> Research intern
>> Optical Zeitgeist Laboratory
>> Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) - ÉMT
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>
>
> --
> With Regards
>
> Ankur Aggarwal
> Research intern
> Optical Zeitgeist Laboratory
> Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) - ÉMT
> 800, de la Gauchetière Ouest, bureau 6900
> Montréal, QC, H5A 1K6
> CANADA
>
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