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Manually configure Switched Digital Video for RTSP
Last Updated: July 07, 2026

VUE Switched Digital Video (SDV) microservice settings enable operation with an RTSP (such as Vertasent) SDV system.

This procedure is independent of the RTSP transport stream that can be configured in the VUE system.

This procedure assumes that you are logged in to the EM.
  1. Click SDV on the left navigation pane.
  2. Under the Global Defaults section, enter the values for RTSP as necessary:
    ParameterDescription
    Streaming zoneEnter a unique streaming zone name. This must match the name as it appears in the SDV system under Edge Device Detail on the SVOM.
    Vendor nameThe vendor name value returned to the ERM by the Virtual Edge Device in the VUE system.
    ERM IPEnter the management IP of the ERM.
    DTA In-band PID BWThe maximum bandwidth for DTA PIDs in a MTPS controlled by a RTSP session manager. The range is 2000bps to 1000000bps. The default value is 250000 in units of bps.
    CDL DTA PID BWThe maximum bandwidth for CDL DTA PIDs in a MTPS controlled by a RTSP session manager. The range is 200000bps (200Kbps) to 10000000bps (10Mbps). The default value is 500000 in units of bps.
    ERM portThis is the port on which VUE uses to communicate with the ERM. The default value is 7100 and should not be changed. If changed, may result in loss of communication with the ERM.
    RTSP portThis is the port on which VUE listens to receive messages from the ERM. The default value is 554 and should not be changed. If changed may result in loss of communication with the ERM.
    RTSP hold time

    (Value: 0, 9-300)

    		Value in seconds. Default is 30. This is the amount of time that the VUE will wait for keepalive messages from the ERM. Expiration of timer is considered a lost connection. If the value is 0, it disables the keepalive processing.
    RTSP BW delta

    (Value: 0, 50 – 1,000,000)

    		Value in Kbps. Default is 1000Kbps. This is the change in an output stream's bandwidth that causes the VUE to issue an update to the ERM (to notify the ERM that the output stream (QAM) bandwidth has changed).
  3. Click Submit to apply RTSP settings.
Configure VEDS for RTSP
  1. Click Config button under the Virtual Edge Device Server (VEDS) section to view the available VEDS.
    It lists all the available VEDS in the VUE system and provides these information about the VEDS server:
    ParameterDescription
    SDV Operating ModeIndicates whether the server is using RTSP or RPC.
    Device NameSpecifies the device name.
    ERM ConnectionIndicates whether the server is connected to the ERM server.
    RTSP ConnectionIndicates whether the RTSP connection.
  2. Click on the desired VEDS to view the details. It provides the following information:
    ParameterDescription
    Control Plane IPSelect the network interface used for communication to the ERM. This typically would be the control/management interface of the VUE server.
    Data Plane IPThis is the input interface from which VUE receives SDV streams for all mappings. Select the interface that receives the input SDV streams.
    Last StatusDate and time of the latest status update of the system.
    Build VersionBuild version currently running within this VEDS server.
    Build DateBuild date of the version running within the VEDS server.
    RPC announcementIndicates whether the VEDS server is sending RPC announcements.

    To modify or add interface, click More options button on the extreme right of the desired VEDS. For more information, see View, add, edit, or delete RTSP/RPC using VEDS.