One-page reference for the four-step ingest path: ONVIF/WS-Discovery (UDP 3702), the RTSP handshake (port 554, DESCRIBE/SETUP/PLAY), the UDP-vs-TCP transport decision, the store-as-sent rule with the codec storage math, and a connection-troubleshooting checklist.
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The handbook · 7 volumes
Fora Soft Video Engineering Handbook
This cheat sheet walks the camera ingest path: ONVIF discovery, the RTSP handshake, the UDP versus TCP transport choice, store-as-sent codec math and connection troubleshooting. Our seven-volume handbook covers the full video stack; start with Volume 1 for H.264 and HEVC storage math, then Volume 6 for video analytics and Volume 7 for real-time pipelines. Written by Nikolay Sapunov, CEO at Fora Soft.
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