Quoting RTSP URLs Resolves KVS WebRTC Stream Issues for NVIDIA Jetson Orin Users

This technical issue underscores the fragility of complex live streaming ecosystems integrating components from multiple vendors, especially concerning URL parsing and GStreamer pipeline construction. Incorrect handling of special characters can lead to system failures, impacting real-time video delivery for embedded applications. Operators deploying similar edge-to-cloud streaming solutions must meticulously validate URL handling and command-line parsing. Future developments should focus on more robust and forgiving parsing mechanisms within SDKs and GStreamer, or clearer documentation for developers on character escaping across different environments.

Similar issues with RTSP URL parsing and special characters frequently arise in various streaming contexts. For instance, a September 2023 discussion on the dusty-nv/jetson-inference GitHub repository highlighted a Jetson Orin error with an RTSP URI containing an ampersand, leading to GStreamer rtspsrc failures due to incomplete URL parsing (GitHub, September 2023). That thread also emphasized ensuring necessary GStreamer plugins like x264enc are installed to avoid pipeline creation errors. The Amazon Kinesis Video Streams WebRTC SDK C documentation itself recommends explicitly quoting the RTSP URI when using rtspsrc in sample commands, indicating a known potential point of failure (awslabs GitHub, undated). These recurring patterns suggest that while quoting URLs is a common solution, robust error handling and clearer guidance on character escaping remain critical for developers working with RTSP streams, particularly in shell environments or GStreamer pipelines interacting with embedded systems like the Jetson Orin.