# sortPackets and sortBufferSize

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/sortpackets-and-sortbuffersize/440>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Created:** [December 16, 2010, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/sortpackets-and-sortbuffersize/440 "2010-12-16T12:38:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/system/32/447_2.png) [@system](https://community.wowza.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 12:38pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/sortpackets-and-sortbuffersize/440/1 "2010-12-16T12:38:31Z")

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What is the following for listed under RTSP streaming on the following tutorial?

[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-use-telestream-wirecast-live-encoder-with-wowza-streaming-engine](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-use-telestream-wirecast-live-encoder-with-wowza-streaming-engine)

sortPackets

true

Boolean

sortBufferSize

500

Integer

What are the negatives of not using it and is there ever a need to increase or decrease buffer sizes?

Thanks

Derrick F.

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**Author:** ![Derrick\_Freeman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Derrick\_Freeman](https://community.wowza.com/u/Derrick_Freeman)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2010, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/sortpackets-and-sortbuffersize/440/2 "2010-12-29T14:17:55Z")

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I noticed that the following was removed from the above link:

sortPackets

true

Boolean

sortBufferSize

500

Integer

So I assume that this is no longer needed following these steps for rtsp publishing to flash:

[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-use-telestream-wirecast-live-encoder-with-wowza-streaming-engine](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-use-telestream-wirecast-live-encoder-with-wowza-streaming-engine)

[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-set-up-live-streaming-using-an-rtmp-based-encoder](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-set-up-live-streaming-using-an-rtmp-based-encoder)

Am I correct?

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/sortpackets-and-sortbuffersize/440/3 "2010-12-29T19:58:10Z")

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Yes, that’s right.

Richard

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**Author:** ![Derrick\_Freeman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Derrick\_Freeman](https://community.wowza.com/u/Derrick_Freeman)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/sortpackets-and-sortbuffersize/440/4 "2010-12-29T15:04:41Z")

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OK Thanks Richard!

Derrick F.