Processing real-time-streaming-protocol (rtsp) packets to enhance video-on-demand services

A method of processing real-time-streaming-protocol (RTSP) packets in a network for providing enhanced video-on-demand services, the network communicatively connecting an electronic device including a network controller and one or more client devices, the method comprising:

• storing a list of mac-bridge clients in the electronic device, the list including a Media Access Control (MAC) address and a MAC mask corresponding to each mac-bridge client;
• receiving, using the network controller, a RTSP packet including a source and a destination MAC address;
• determining, using the network controller, whether at least one of the source and destination MAC address is on the list;
• when at least one of the source and destination MAC address is on the list, processing, using the network controller, the received RTSP packet using network service software executed by the network controller and receiving a next RTSP packet;
• and
• when at least one of the source and destination MAC address is not on the list, processing, using the network controller, the received RTSP packet using an ALG module executed by the network controller.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium in an electronic device capable of processing real-time-streaming-protocol (RTSP) packets in a network for providing enhanced video-on-demand services, the network communicatively connecting the electronic device and one or more client devices, the non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing instructions which when executed by a hardware processor cause the non-transitory recording medium to perform steps comprising:

• storing a list of mac-bridge clients in the electronic device, the list including a Media Access Control (MAC) address and a MAC mask corresponding to each mac-bridge client;
• receiving, using the network controller, a RTSP packet including a source and a destination MAC address;
• determining, using the network controller, whether at least one of the source and destination MAC address is on the list;
• when at least one of the source and destination MAC address is on the list, processing, using the network controller, network service software executed by the network controller and receiving a next RTSP packet;
• and
• when at least one of the source and destination MAC address is not on the list, processing, using the network controller, the received RTSP packet using an ALG module executed by the network controller.