Rtsp out with demux leads to fps drop

Please provide complete information as applicable to your setup.

• Hardware Platform (GPU)
**• DeepStream Version 7.1 **
• TensorRT Version 10.6.0
• NVIDIA GPU Driver Version 560.35.03
• Issue Type FPS drop
• How to reproduce the issue ? I have attached the code

Description
I have connected udpsink after demux, so I can stream rtsp out for each stream separately, it’s working but it leads to severe frame drop for me

demux + udpsink
**PERF: {‘stream0’: 1.0, ‘stream1’: 1.0, ‘stream2’: 1.0, ‘stream3’: 1.0, ‘stream4’: 1.0, ‘stream5’: 1.0}

demux + multifilesink
**PERF: {‘stream0’: 25.2, ‘stream1’: 24.2, ‘stream2’: 24.8, ‘stream3’: 25.0, ‘stream4’: 25.2, ‘stream5’: 25.0}

Goal: Stream RTSP for each input stream individually.

import sys
sys.path.append("../")
import gi
import configparser
import argparse
gi.require_version("Gst", "1.0")
gi.require_version("GstRtspServer", "1.0")
from gi.repository import GstRtspServer
from gi.repository import Gst
from gi.repository import GLib
from ctypes import *
import time
import sys
import os
import math
import platform
from common.bus_call import bus_call
from common.FPS import PERF_DATA
import pyds
import threading


no_display = False
silent = False
file_loop = False
perf_data = None

MAX_DISPLAY_LEN = 64
PGIE_CLASS_ID_VEHICLE = 0
PGIE_CLASS_ID_BICYCLE = 1
PGIE_CLASS_ID_PERSON = 2
PGIE_CLASS_ID_ROADSIGN = 3
MUXER_OUTPUT_WIDTH = 540
MUXER_OUTPUT_HEIGHT = 540  
MUXER_BATCH_TIMEOUT_USEC = 4000000
TILED_OUTPUT_WIDTH = 640  # 
TILED_OUTPUT_HEIGHT = 360  
GST_CAPS_FEATURES_NVMM = "memory:NVMM"
OSD_PROCESS_MODE = 0
OSD_DISPLAY_TEXT = 1
pgie_classes_str = ["person", "helmet"]


def pgie_src_pad_buffer_probe(pad, info, u_data):
    frame_number = 0
    num_rects = 0
    gst_buffer = info.get_buffer()
    if not gst_buffer:
        print("Unable to get GstBuffer ")
        return
    batch_meta = pyds.gst_buffer_get_nvds_batch_meta(hash(gst_buffer))
    l_frame = batch_meta.frame_meta_list
    while l_frame is not None:
        try:
            frame_meta = pyds.NvDsFrameMeta.cast(l_frame.data)
        except StopIteration:
            break
        frame_number = frame_meta.frame_num
        l_obj = frame_meta.obj_meta_list
        num_rects = frame_meta.num_obj_meta
        while l_obj is not None:
            try:
                # Casting l_obj.data to pyds.NvDsObjectMeta
                obj_meta = pyds.NvDsObjectMeta.cast(l_obj.data)
            except StopIteration:
                break
            try:
                l_obj = l_obj.next
            except StopIteration:
                break

        stream_index = "stream{0}".format(frame_meta.pad_index)
        global perf_data
        perf_data.update_fps(stream_index)
        try:
            l_frame = l_frame.next
        except StopIteration:
            break
    return Gst.PadProbeReturn.OK

def cb_newpad(decodebin, decoder_src_pad, data):
    print("In cb_newpad\n")
    caps = decoder_src_pad.get_current_caps()
    gststruct = caps.get_structure(0)
    gstname = gststruct.get_name()
    source_bin = data
    features = caps.get_features(0)
    print("gstname=", gstname)
    if gstname.find("video") != -1:
        print("features=", features)
        if features.contains("memory:NVMM"):
            bin_ghost_pad = source_bin.get_static_pad("src")
            if not bin_ghost_pad.set_target(decoder_src_pad):
                sys.stderr.write(
                    "Failed to link decoder src pad to source bin ghost pad\n"
                )
        else:
            sys.stderr.write(
                " Error: Decodebin did not pick nvidia decoder plugin.\n")

def decodebin_child_added(child_proxy, Object, name, user_data):
    print("Decodebin child added:", name, "\n")
    if name.find("decodebin") != -1:
        Object.connect("child-added", decodebin_child_added, user_data)

    if ts_from_rtsp:
        if name.find("source") != -1:
            pyds.configure_source_for_ntp_sync(hash(Object))

def create_source_bin(index, uri):
    print("Creating source bin")
    bin_name = "source-bin-%02d" % index
    print(bin_name)
    nbin = Gst.Bin.new(bin_name)
    if not nbin:
        sys.stderr.write(" Unable to create source bin \n")
    uri_decode_bin = Gst.ElementFactory.make("uridecodebin", "uri-decode-bin")
    if not uri_decode_bin:
        sys.stderr.write(" Unable to create uri decode bin \n")
    uri_decode_bin.set_property("uri", uri)
    uri_decode_bin.connect("pad-added", cb_newpad, nbin)
    uri_decode_bin.connect("child-added", decodebin_child_added, nbin)
    Gst.Bin.add(nbin, uri_decode_bin)
    bin_pad = nbin.add_pad(
        Gst.GhostPad.new_no_target(
            "src", Gst.PadDirection.SRC))
    if not bin_pad:
        sys.stderr.write(" Failed to add ghost pad in source bin \n")
        return None
    return nbin


def make_element(element_name, i):
    element = Gst.ElementFactory.make(element_name, element_name)
    if not element:
        sys.stderr.write(" Unable to create {0}".format(element_name))
    element.set_property("name", "{0}-{1}".format(element_name, str(i)))
    return element


def create_rtsp_out(rtsp_port_num, udp_ports):
    print(f"Initializing RTSP server on port {rtsp_port_num}")
    vcodec = "H264"
    server = GstRtspServer.RTSPServer.new()
    server.props.service = str(rtsp_port_num)
    server.attach(None)
    for ind, udp_port in enumerate(udp_ports):
        factory = GstRtspServer.RTSPMediaFactory.new()
        factory.set_launch(
            '( udpsrc name=pay0 port=%d buffer-size=524288 caps="application/x-rtp, media=video, clock-rate=90000, encoding-name=%s, payload=96 " )'
            % (udp_port, vcodec)
        )
        factory.set_shared(True)
        mount_point = f"/stream{ind}"
        print(f"Adding mount point: {mount_point} on UDP port {udp_port}")
        server.get_mount_points().add_factory(mount_point, factory)
        print(f"DeepStream: Launched RTSP Streaming at rtsp://localhost:{rtsp_port_num}{mount_point}")


def main(args, requested_pgie=None, config=None, disable_probe=False):
    input_sources = args
    number_sources = len(input_sources)
    global perf_data
    perf_data = PERF_DATA(number_sources)
    rtsp_port_num = 8554
    udp_port = 5400
    udp_port_list = []
    codec = "H264"
    bitrate = 4000000
    Gst.init(None)
    
    print("Creating Pipeline \n ")
    pipeline = Gst.Pipeline()
    is_live = False
    if not pipeline:
        sys.stderr.write(" Unable to create Pipeline \n")

    print("Creating streamux \n ")
    streammux = Gst.ElementFactory.make("nvstreammux", "Stream-muxer")
    if not streammux:
        sys.stderr.write(" Unable to create NvStreamMux \n")
    pipeline.add(streammux)

    for i in range(number_sources):
        print("Creating source_bin ", i, " \n ")
        uri_name = input_sources[i]
        if uri_name.find("rtsp://") == 0:
            is_live = True
        source_bin = create_source_bin(i, uri_name)
        if not source_bin:
            sys.stderr.write("Unable to create source bin \n")
        pipeline.add(source_bin)
        padname = "sink_%u" % i
        sinkpad = streammux.get_request_pad(padname)
        print("padname {}".format(padname))
        if not sinkpad:
            sys.stderr.write("Unable to create sink pad bin \n")
        srcpad = source_bin.get_static_pad("src")
        if not srcpad:
            sys.stderr.write("Unable to create src pad bin \n")
        srcpad.link(sinkpad)

    queue1 = Gst.ElementFactory.make("queue", "queue1")
    pipeline.add(queue1)
    print("Creating Pgie \n ")
    pgie = Gst.ElementFactory.make("nvinfer", "primary-inference")
    if not pgie:
        sys.stderr.write(" Unable to create pgie \n")

    print("Creating nvstreamdemux \n ")
    nvstreamdemux = Gst.ElementFactory.make("nvstreamdemux", "nvstreamdemux")
    if not nvstreamdemux:
        sys.stderr.write(" Unable to create nvstreamdemux \n")

    if is_live:
        print("Atleast one of the sources is live")
        streammux.set_property("live-source", 1)

    streammux.set_property("width", 960)
    streammux.set_property("height", 540)
    streammux.set_property("batch-size", number_sources)
    streammux.set_property("batched-push-timeout", 4000000)
    if ts_from_rtsp:
        streammux.set_property("attach-sys-ts", 0)

    pgie.set_property("config-file-path", "dsnvanalytics_pgie_config.txt")
    pgie_batch_size = pgie.get_property("batch-size")
    if pgie_batch_size != number_sources:
        print("WARNING: Overriding infer-config batch-size",pgie_batch_size," with number of sources ",number_sources, " \n")
        pgie.set_property("batch-size", number_sources)

    print("Adding elements to Pipeline \n")
    
    pipeline.add(pgie)
    pipeline.add(nvstreamdemux)

    streammux.link(queue1)
    queue1.link(pgie)
    pgie.link(nvstreamdemux)

    print("number_sources-",number_sources)

    for i in range(number_sources):

        print("i -> {}".format(i))
        queue = make_element("queue", i)
        pipeline.add(queue)

        nvvideoconvert = make_element("nvvideoconvert", i)
        pipeline.add(nvvideoconvert)

        nvdsosd = make_element("nvdsosd", i)
        pipeline.add(nvdsosd)
        nvdsosd.set_property("process-mode", OSD_PROCESS_MODE)
        nvdsosd.set_property("display-text", OSD_DISPLAY_TEXT)

        padname = "src_%u" % i
        demuxsrcpad = nvstreamdemux.get_request_pad(padname)
        if not demuxsrcpad:
            sys.stderr.write("Unable to create demux src pad \n")

        queuesinkpad = queue.get_static_pad("sink")
        if not queuesinkpad:
            sys.stderr.write("Unable to create queue sink pad \n")
        demuxsrcpad.link(queuesinkpad)

        queue.link(nvvideoconvert)
        nvvideoconvert.link(nvdsosd)
        nvvidconv_postosd = Gst.ElementFactory.make("nvvideoconvert", "convertor_postosd"+str(i))
        if not nvvidconv_postosd:
            sys.stderr.write(" Unable to create nvvidconv_postosd \n")

        caps = Gst.ElementFactory.make("capsfilter", "filter"+str(i))
        caps.set_property("caps", Gst.Caps.from_string("video/x-raw(memory:NVMM),format=I420"))
      
        encoder = Gst.ElementFactory.make("nvv4l2h264enc", "encoder"+str(i))
        print("Creating HW H264 Encoder")
        if not encoder:
            sys.stderr.write(" Unable to create encoder")

        rtppay = Gst.ElementFactory.make("rtph264pay", "rtppay"+str(i))
        print("Creating H264 rtppay")
        if not rtppay:
            sys.stderr.write(" Unable to create rtppay")

        udp_port += 1
        if udp_port not in udp_port_list:
            udp_port_list.append(udp_port)
            
        sink = Gst.ElementFactory.make("udpsink", "udpsink"+str(i))
        if not sink:
            sys.stderr.write(" Unable to create udpsink")

        sink.set_property("host", "224.224.255.255")
        sink.set_property("port", udp_port)
        sink.set_property("async", False)
        sink.set_property("sync", 1)

        pipeline.add(nvvidconv_postosd)
        pipeline.add(caps)
        pipeline.add(encoder)
        pipeline.add(rtppay)
        pipeline.add(sink)

        nvdsosd.link(nvvidconv_postosd)
        nvvidconv_postosd.link(caps)
        caps.link(encoder)
        encoder.link(rtppay)
        rtppay.link(sink)

    print("Linking elements in the Pipeline \n")
    loop = GLib.MainLoop()
    bus = pipeline.get_bus()
    bus.add_signal_watch()
    bus.connect("message", bus_call, loop)
    pgie_src_pad = pgie.get_static_pad("src")
    if not pgie_src_pad:
        sys.stderr.write(" Unable to get src pad \n")
    else:
        pgie_src_pad.add_probe(Gst.PadProbeType.BUFFER, pgie_src_pad_buffer_probe, 0)
        GLib.timeout_add(5000, perf_data.perf_print_callback)

    print("Now playing...")
    for i, source in enumerate(input_sources):
        print(i, ": ", source)

    print("Starting pipeline \n")
    
    print('rtsp_port_num',rtsp_port_num)
    print('udp_port_list',udp_port_list)
    print('number_sources',number_sources)

    create_rtsp_out(rtsp_port_num, udp_port_list)

    pipeline.set_state(Gst.State.PLAYING)
    try:
        loop.run()
    except:
        pass
    print("Exiting app\n")
    pipeline.set_state(Gst.State.NULL)


def parse_args():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='RTSP Output Sample Application Help ')
    parser.add_argument("-i", "--input",
                  help="Path to input H264 elementry stream",
                    nargs="+", default=["a"], required=True)
    parser.add_argument("-g", "--gie", default="nvinfer",
                  help="choose GPU inference engine type nvinfer or nvinferserver , default=nvinfer", choices=['nvinfer','nvinferserver'])
    parser.add_argument("-c", "--codec", default="H264",
                  help="RTSP Streaming Codec H264/H265 , default=H264", choices=['H264','H265'])
    parser.add_argument("-b", "--bitrate", default=4000000,
                  help="Set the encoding bitrate ", type=int)
    parser.add_argument("--rtsp-ts", action="store_true", default=False, dest='rtsp_ts', help="Attach NTP timestamp from RTSP source",
    )
    # Check input arguments
    if len(sys.argv)==1:
        parser.print_help(sys.stderr)
        sys.exit(1)
    args = parser.parse_args()
    global codec
    global bitrate
    global stream_path
    global gie
    global ts_from_rtsp
    gie = args.gie
    codec = args.codec
    bitrate = args.bitrate
    stream_path = args.input
    ts_from_rtsp = args.rtsp_ts
    return stream_path

if __name__ == "__main__":
    stream_paths = parse_args()
    sys.exit(main(stream_paths))

How did you know there is frame drop?

no, there is no frame drop

I meant no of frame processed per second significantly went down.
performance lag

in below both cases input is 25 fps

1. demux + multifilesink
no of frames processed is close to 25 fps
**PERF: {‘stream0’: 25.2, ‘stream1’: 24.2, ‘stream2’: 24.8, ‘stream3’: 25.0, ‘stream4’: 25.2, ‘stream5’: 25.0}

2 . but in case of demux + udpsink
I expect 25fps but it gives 1 fps (no of frame processed per second)
**PERF: {‘stream0’: 1.0, ‘stream1’: 1.0, ‘stream2’: 1.0, ‘stream3’: 1.0, ‘stream4’: 1.0, ‘stream5’: 1.0}

Your input stream FPS is 25. Please set the value to 40000(40ms). 4000000 means 400ms.

Please set to 0

sink.set_property("sync", 0)

hi
by setting sink property, I was able achieve desired result

sink.set_property("sync", 0)

thanks for sharing

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