NAME

udpxrec - a programmable multicast traffic recording utility.

SYNOPSIS

udpxrec [-v] [-b <begin_time>] [-e <end_time>] [-M <maxfilesize>] [-p <pidfile>] [-B <bufsizeK>] [-n <nice_incr>] [-u <seconds_to_wait>] [-m <mcast_ifc_addr>] [-l <logfile>] [-s <ssm_source_addr>] -c <src_addr>:<port> <dstfile>

DESCRIPTION

udpxrec is a utility designed to record (save into a disk file) a segment of multicast network traffic; the amount of data saved/recorded could be specified in length (KB) or duration (seconds).

OPTIONS

udpxrec accepts the following options:

-c <src_addr>:<port>: Channel i.e. multicast address and port from which to record data.
-s <ssm_source_addr>: Optional SSM source address.
-v: Enable verbose output [default = disabled].
-m <mcast_ifc_addr>: IPv4 address/interface of (multicast) source [default = 0.0.0.0].
-l <logfile>: Log output to file [default = stderr].
-n <nice_incr>: Nice value increment [default = 0].
-B <sizeK>: Buffer size (65536, 32Kb, 1Mb) for inbound (multicast) data [default = 2048 bytes].
-R <msgs>: Maximum number of messages to buffer (-1 = all) [default = 1].
-b <begin_time>: Begin recording at [+]dd:hh24:mi.ss, '+' signifies relative timing (in N hours/min/sec).
-e <endtime>: Stop recording at [+]dd:hh24:mi.ss, '+' signifies relative timing (in N hours/min/sec).
-M <maxfilesize>: Maximum size of destination file.
-p <pidfile>: Pidfile for this process [MUST be specified if daemon].
-u <seconds_to_wait>: Seconds to wait before updating on how long till recording starts.

EXAMPLES

udpxrec -b 15:45.00 -e +2:00.00 -M 1.5Gb -n 2 -B 64K -s 87.141.215.251 -c 224.0.11.31:5050 /opt/video/tv5.mpg

Begin recording multicast channel 224.0.11.31:5050 from source address 87.141.215.251 at 15:45 today, finish recording in two hours or if destination file size >= 1.5 Gb; set socket buffer to 64Kb; increment nice value by 2; write captured video to /opt/video/tv5.mpg.

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