diff --git a/lib/rtp.cpp b/lib/rtp.cpp
index 72853752..878a14d6 100644
--- a/lib/rtp.cpp
+++ b/lib/rtp.cpp
@@ -286,21 +286,21 @@ namespace RTP{
       FAIL_MSG("Could not allocate 32 bytes. Something is seriously messed up.");
       return;
     }
-    if (!(sTrk.lostCurrent + sTrk.packCurrent)){sTrk.packCurrent++;}
+    if (!(sTrk.sorter.lostCurrent + sTrk.sorter.packCurrent)){sTrk.sorter.packCurrent++;}
     rtcpData[0] = 0x81;//version 2, no padding, one receiver report
     rtcpData[1] = 201;//receiver report
     Bit::htobs(rtcpData+2, 7);//7 4-byte words follow the header
     Bit::htobl(rtcpData+4, sTrk.mySSRC);//set receiver identifier
     Bit::htobl(rtcpData+8, sTrk.theirSSRC);//set source identifier
-    rtcpData[12] = (sTrk.lostCurrent * 255) / (sTrk.lostCurrent + sTrk.packCurrent); //fraction lost since prev RR
-    Bit::htob24(rtcpData+13, sTrk.lostTotal); //cumulative packets lost since start
-    Bit::htobl(rtcpData+16, sTrk.rtpSeq | (sTrk.packTotal & 0xFFFF0000ul)); //highest sequence received
+    rtcpData[12] = (sTrk.sorter.lostCurrent * 255) / (sTrk.sorter.lostCurrent + sTrk.sorter.packCurrent); //fraction lost since prev RR
+    Bit::htob24(rtcpData+13, sTrk.sorter.lostTotal); //cumulative packets lost since start
+    Bit::htobl(rtcpData+16, sTrk.sorter.rtpSeq | (sTrk.sorter.packTotal & 0xFFFF0000ul)); //highest sequence received
     Bit::htobl(rtcpData+20, 0); /// \TODO jitter (diff in timestamp vs packet arrival)
     Bit::htobl(rtcpData+24, 0); /// \TODO last SR (middle 32 bits of last SR or zero)
     Bit::htobl(rtcpData+28, 0); /// \TODO delay since last SR in 2b seconds + 2b fraction
     callBack(&(sTrk.rtcp), (char *)rtcpData, 32, 0);
-    sTrk.lostCurrent = 0;
-    sTrk.packCurrent = 0;
+    sTrk.sorter.lostCurrent = 0;
+    sTrk.sorter.packCurrent = 0;
     free(rtcpData);
   }
 
@@ -441,5 +441,79 @@ namespace RTP{
     data[2] |= 0x8;
   }
 
+  Sorter::Sorter(){
+    packTrack = 0;
+    rtpSeq = 0;
+    lostTotal = 0;
+    lostCurrent = 0;
+    packTotal = 0;
+    packCurrent = 0;
+  }
+
+  void Sorter::setCallback(uint64_t track, void (*cb)(const uint64_t track, const Packet &p)){
+    callback = cb;
+    packTrack = track;
+  }
+
+  /// Calls addPacket(pack) with a newly constructed RTP::Packet from the given arguments.
+  void Sorter::addPacket(const char *dat, unsigned int len){
+    addPacket(RTP::Packet(dat, len));
+  }
+
+  /// Takes in new RTP packets for a single track.
+  /// Automatically sorts them, waiting when packets come in slow or not at all.
+  /// Calls the callback with packets in sorted order, whenever it becomes possible to do so.
+  void Sorter::addPacket(const Packet & pack){
+    if (!rtpSeq){rtpSeq = pack.getSequence();}
+    // packet is very early - assume dropped after 30 packets
+    while ((int16_t)(rtpSeq - ((uint16_t)pack.getSequence())) < -30){
+      WARN_MSG("Giving up on packet %u", rtpSeq);
+      ++rtpSeq;
+      ++lostTotal;
+      ++lostCurrent;
+      ++packTotal;
+      ++packCurrent;
+      // send any buffered packets we may have
+      while (packBuffer.count(rtpSeq)){
+        callback(packTrack, pack);
+        ++rtpSeq;
+        ++packTotal;
+        ++packCurrent;
+      }
+    }
+    // send any buffered packets we may have
+    while (packBuffer.count(rtpSeq)){
+      callback(packTrack, pack);
+      ++rtpSeq;
+      ++packTotal;
+      ++packCurrent;
+    }
+    // packet is slightly early - buffer it
+    if ((int16_t)(rtpSeq - (uint16_t)pack.getSequence()) < 0){
+      INFO_MSG("Buffering early packet #%u->%u", rtpSeq, pack.getSequence());
+      packBuffer[pack.getSequence()] = pack;
+    }
+    // packet is late
+    if ((int16_t)(rtpSeq - (uint16_t)pack.getSequence()) > 0){
+      // negative difference?
+      --lostTotal;
+      --lostCurrent;
+      ++packTotal;
+      ++packCurrent;
+      WARN_MSG("Dropped a packet that arrived too late! (%d packets difference)",
+               (int16_t)(rtpSeq - (uint16_t)pack.getSequence()));
+      return;
+    }
+    // packet is in order
+    if (rtpSeq == pack.getSequence()){
+      callback(packTrack, pack);
+      ++rtpSeq;
+      ++packTotal;
+      ++packCurrent;
+    }
+  }
+
+
+
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/rtp.h b/lib/rtp.h
index 2d0468cf..2bfc1f1a 100644
--- a/lib/rtp.h
+++ b/lib/rtp.h
@@ -78,6 +78,21 @@ namespace RTP{
     char *getData();
   };
 
+  class Sorter{
+    public:
+      Sorter();
+      void addPacket(const char *dat, unsigned int len);
+      void addPacket(const Packet & pack);
+      void setCallback(uint64_t track, void (*callback)(const uint64_t track, const Packet &p));
+      uint16_t rtpSeq;
+      int32_t lostTotal, lostCurrent;
+      uint32_t packTotal, packCurrent;
+    private:
+      uint64_t packTrack;
+      std::map<uint16_t, Packet> packBuffer;
+      void (*callback)(const uint64_t track, const Packet &p);
+  };
+
   class MPEGVideoHeader{
     public:
       MPEGVideoHeader(char * d);
diff --git a/lib/sdp.cpp b/lib/sdp.cpp
index 2ca1b91b..be10c77b 100644
--- a/lib/sdp.cpp
+++ b/lib/sdp.cpp
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ namespace SDP{
     channel = -1;
     firstTime = 0;
     packCount = 0;
-    rtpSeq = 0;
-    lostTotal = 0;
-    lostCurrent = 0;
-    packTotal = 0;
-    packCurrent = 0;
     fpsTime = 0;
     fpsMeta = 0;
     fps = 0;
@@ -882,7 +877,7 @@ namespace SDP{
           HIGH_MSG("Not start of a new FU - throwing away");
           return;
         }
-        if (fuaBuffer.size() && ((pl[2] & 0x80) || (tracks[track].rtpSeq != pkt.getSequence()))){
+        if (fuaBuffer.size() && ((pl[2] & 0x80) || (tracks[track].sorter.rtpSeq != pkt.getSequence()))){
           WARN_MSG("H265 FU packet incompleted: %lu", fuaBuffer.size());
           Bit::htobl(fuaBuffer, fuaBuffer.size() - 4); // size-prepend
           fuaBuffer[4] |= 0x80;                        // set error bit
@@ -989,7 +984,7 @@ namespace SDP{
           HIGH_MSG("Not start of a new FU-A - throwing away");
           return;
         }
-        if (fuaBuffer.size() && ((pl[1] & 0x80) || (tracks[track].rtpSeq != pkt.getSequence()))){
+        if (fuaBuffer.size() && ((pl[1] & 0x80) || (tracks[track].sorter.rtpSeq != pkt.getSequence()))){
           WARN_MSG("Ending unfinished FU-A");
           INSANE_MSG("H264 FU-A packet incompleted: %lu", fuaBuffer.size());
           uint8_t nalType = (fuaBuffer[4] & 0x1F);
diff --git a/lib/sdp.h b/lib/sdp.h
index 049da973..a41b2c3f 100644
--- a/lib/sdp.h
+++ b/lib/sdp.h
@@ -14,14 +14,11 @@ namespace SDP{
     Socket::UDPConnection data;
     Socket::UDPConnection rtcp;
     RTP::Packet pack;
+    RTP::Sorter sorter;
     long long rtcpSent;
     uint64_t firstTime;
     int channel; /// Channel number, used in TCP sending
     uint64_t packCount;
-    uint16_t rtpSeq;
-    int32_t lostTotal, lostCurrent;
-    uint32_t packTotal, packCurrent;
-    std::map<uint16_t, RTP::Packet> packBuffer;
     std::string transportString; /// Current transport string.
     std::string control;
     std::string fmtp; /// fmtp string, used by getParamString / getParamInt
diff --git a/src/analysers/analyser_rtsp.cpp b/src/analysers/analyser_rtsp.cpp
index 380ad5cd..05716fb2 100644
--- a/src/analysers/analyser_rtsp.cpp
+++ b/src/analysers/analyser_rtsp.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ bool AnalyserRTSP::parsePacket(){
       DETAIL_MED("Received packet for unknown track number on channel %u", chan);
     }
     if (trackNo){
-      sdpState.tracks[trackNo].rtpSeq = pkt.getSequence();
+      sdpState.tracks[trackNo].sorter.rtpSeq = pkt.getSequence();
     }
 
     if (detail >= 10){
diff --git a/src/input/input_rtsp.cpp b/src/input/input_rtsp.cpp
index 2f807157..7beb9761 100755
--- a/src/input/input_rtsp.cpp
+++ b/src/input/input_rtsp.cpp
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@
 Mist::InputRTSP *classPointer = 0;
 Socket::Connection *mainConn = 0;
 
-void incomingPacket(const DTSC::Packet &pkt){
-  classPointer->incoming(pkt);
-}
+void incomingPacket(const DTSC::Packet &pkt){classPointer->incoming(pkt);}
+void insertRTP(const uint64_t track, const RTP::Packet &p){classPointer->incomingRTP(track, p);}
 
 /// Function used to send RTP packets over UDP
 ///\param socket A UDP Connection pointer, sent as a void*, to keep portability.
@@ -18,6 +17,8 @@ void sendUDP(void *socket, char *data, unsigned int len, unsigned int channel){
 }
 
 namespace Mist{
+  void InputRTSP::incomingRTP(const uint64_t track, const RTP::Packet &p){sdpState.handleIncomingRTP(track, p);}
+
   InputRTSP::InputRTSP(Util::Config *cfg) : Input(cfg){
     TCPmode = true;
     sdpState.myMeta = &myMeta;
@@ -296,7 +297,7 @@ namespace Mist{
       if (!trackNo && (chan % 2) != 1){
         WARN_MSG("Received packet for unknown track number on channel %u", chan);
       }
-      if (trackNo){sdpState.tracks[trackNo].rtpSeq = pkt.getSequence();}
+      if (trackNo){sdpState.tracks[trackNo].sorter.rtpSeq = pkt.getSequence();}
 
       sdpState.handleIncomingRTP(trackNo, pkt);
 
@@ -320,59 +321,7 @@ namespace Mist{
         //  continue;
         //}
         tcpCon.addDown(s.data_len);
-        RTP::Packet pack(s.data, s.data_len);
-        if (!it->second.rtpSeq){it->second.rtpSeq = pack.getSequence();}
-        // packet is very early - assume dropped after 30 packets
-        while ((int16_t)(((uint16_t)it->second.rtpSeq) - ((uint16_t)pack.getSequence())) < -30){
-          WARN_MSG("Giving up on packet %u", it->second.rtpSeq);
-          ++(it->second.rtpSeq);
-          ++(it->second.lostTotal);
-          ++(it->second.lostCurrent);
-          ++(it->second.packTotal);
-          ++(it->second.packCurrent);
-          // send any buffered packets we may have
-          while (it->second.packBuffer.count(it->second.rtpSeq)){
-            sdpState.handleIncomingRTP(it->first, pack);
-            ++(it->second.rtpSeq);
-            ++(it->second.packTotal);
-            ++(it->second.packCurrent);
-          }
-        }
-        // send any buffered packets we may have
-        while (it->second.packBuffer.count(it->second.rtpSeq)){
-          sdpState.handleIncomingRTP(it->first, pack);
-          ++(it->second.rtpSeq);
-          ++(it->second.packTotal);
-          ++(it->second.packCurrent);
-        }
-        // packet is slightly early - buffer it
-        if (((int16_t)(((uint16_t)it->second.rtpSeq) - ((uint16_t)pack.getSequence())) < 0)){
-          INFO_MSG("Buffering early packet #%u->%u", it->second.rtpSeq, pack.getSequence());
-          it->second.packBuffer[pack.getSequence()] = pack;
-        }
-        // packet is late
-        if ((int16_t)(((uint16_t)it->second.rtpSeq) - ((uint16_t)pack.getSequence())) > 0){
-          // negative difference?
-          --(it->second.lostTotal);
-          --(it->second.lostCurrent);
-          ++(it->second.packTotal);
-          ++(it->second.packCurrent);
-          WARN_MSG("Dropped a packet that arrived too late! (%d packets difference)",
-                   (int16_t)(((uint16_t)it->second.rtpSeq) - ((uint16_t)pack.getSequence())));
-          return false;
-        }
-        // packet is in order
-        if (it->second.rtpSeq == pack.getSequence()){
-          sdpState.handleIncomingRTP(it->first, pack);
-          ++(it->second.rtpSeq);
-          ++(it->second.packTotal);
-          ++(it->second.packCurrent);
-          if (!it->second.theirSSRC){it->second.theirSSRC = pack.getSSRC();}
-        }
-      }
-      if (Util::epoch() / 5 != it->second.rtcpSent){
-        it->second.rtcpSent = Util::epoch() / 5;
-        it->second.pack.sendRTCP_RR(connectedAt, it->second, it->first, myMeta, sendUDP);
+        it->second.sorter.addPacket(s.data, s.data_len);
       }
     }
     return r;
diff --git a/src/input/input_rtsp.h b/src/input/input_rtsp.h
index 6ce16ecf..be792ed2 100755
--- a/src/input/input_rtsp.h
+++ b/src/input/input_rtsp.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace Mist{
     InputRTSP(Util::Config *cfg);
     bool needsLock(){return false;}
     void incoming(const DTSC::Packet &pkt);
+    void incomingRTP(const uint64_t track, const RTP::Packet &p);
 
   protected:
     // Private Functions
diff --git a/src/output/output_rtsp.cpp b/src/output/output_rtsp.cpp
index 15af80ab..d942d9b1 100644
--- a/src/output/output_rtsp.cpp
+++ b/src/output/output_rtsp.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ namespace Mist{
   Socket::Connection *mainConn = 0;
   OutRTSP *classPointer = 0;
 
-  /// Helper function for passing packets into the OutRTSP class
+  /// Helper functions for passing packets into the OutRTSP class
   void insertPacket(const DTSC::Packet &pkt){classPointer->incomingPacket(pkt);}
+  void insertRTP(const uint64_t track, const RTP::Packet &p){classPointer->incomingRTP(track, p);}
 
   /// Takes incoming packets and buffers them.
   void OutRTSP::incomingPacket(const DTSC::Packet &pkt){
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ namespace Mist{
     bufferLivePacket(newPkt);
     //bufferLivePacket(DTSC::RetimedPacket(pkt.getTime() + packetOffset, pkt));
   }
+  void OutRTSP::incomingRTP(const uint64_t track, const RTP::Packet &p){sdpState.handleIncomingRTP(track, p);}
 
   OutRTSP::OutRTSP(Socket::Connection &myConn) : Output(myConn){
     connectedAt = Util::epoch() + 2208988800ll;
@@ -410,8 +412,8 @@ namespace Mist{
     uint32_t trackNo = sdpState.getTrackNoForChannel(tcpHead.data()[1]);
     if (trackNo && isPushing()){
       RTP::Packet pkt(tcpPacket.data() + 4, len);
-      sdpState.tracks[trackNo].rtpSeq = pkt.getSequence();
-      sdpState.handleIncomingRTP(trackNo, pkt);
+      sdpState.tracks[trackNo].sorter.rtpSeq = pkt.getSequence();
+      incomingRTP(trackNo, pkt);
     }
     // attempt to read more packets
     return handleTCP();
@@ -423,6 +425,7 @@ namespace Mist{
     for (std::map<uint32_t, SDP::Track>::iterator it = sdpState.tracks.begin();
          it != sdpState.tracks.end(); ++it){
       Socket::UDPConnection &s = it->second.data;
+      it->second.sorter.setCallback(it->first, insertRTP);
       while (s.Receive()){
         if (s.getDestPort() != it->second.cPortA && checkPort){
           // wrong sending port, ignore packet
@@ -431,56 +434,10 @@ namespace Mist{
         lastRecv = Util::epoch(); // prevent disconnect of idle TCP connection when using UDP
         myConn.addDown(s.data_len);
         RTP::Packet pack(s.data, s.data_len);
-        if (!it->second.rtpSeq){it->second.rtpSeq = pack.getSequence();}
-        // packet is very early - assume dropped after 30 packets
-        while ((int16_t)(((uint16_t)it->second.rtpSeq) - ((uint16_t)pack.getSequence())) < -30){
-          WARN_MSG("Giving up on packet %u", it->second.rtpSeq);
-          ++(it->second.rtpSeq);
-          ++(it->second.lostTotal);
-          ++(it->second.lostCurrent);
-          ++(it->second.packTotal);
-          ++(it->second.packCurrent);
-          // send any buffered packets we may have
-          while (it->second.packBuffer.count(it->second.rtpSeq)){
-            sdpState.handleIncomingRTP(it->first, pack);
-            ++(it->second.rtpSeq);
-            ++(it->second.packTotal);
-            ++(it->second.packCurrent);
-          }
-        }
-        // send any buffered packets we may have
-        while (it->second.packBuffer.count(it->second.rtpSeq)){
-          sdpState.handleIncomingRTP(it->first, pack);
-          ++(it->second.rtpSeq);
-          ++(it->second.packTotal);
-          ++(it->second.packCurrent);
-        }
-        // packet is slightly early - buffer it
-        if (((int16_t)(((uint16_t)it->second.rtpSeq) - ((uint16_t)pack.getSequence())) < 0)){
-          INFO_MSG("Buffering early packet #%u->%u", it->second.rtpSeq, pack.getSequence());
-          it->second.packBuffer[pack.getSequence()] = pack;
-        }
-        // packet is late
-        if ((int16_t)(((uint16_t)it->second.rtpSeq) - ((uint16_t)pack.getSequence())) > 0){
-          // negative difference?
-          --(it->second.lostTotal);
-          --(it->second.lostCurrent);
-          ++(it->second.packTotal);
-          ++(it->second.packCurrent);
-          WARN_MSG("Dropped a packet that arrived too late! (%d packets difference)",
-                   (int16_t)(((uint16_t)it->second.rtpSeq) - ((uint16_t)pack.getSequence())));
-          return;
-        }
-        // packet is in order
-        if (it->second.rtpSeq == pack.getSequence()){
-          sdpState.handleIncomingRTP(it->first, pack);
-          ++(it->second.rtpSeq);
-          ++(it->second.packTotal);
-          ++(it->second.packCurrent);
-          if (!it->second.theirSSRC){
-            it->second.theirSSRC = pack.getSSRC();
-          }
+        if (!it->second.theirSSRC){
+          it->second.theirSSRC = pack.getSSRC();
         }
+        it->second.sorter.addPacket(pack);
       }
       if (Util::epoch() / 5 != it->second.rtcpSent){
         it->second.rtcpSent = Util::epoch() / 5;
diff --git a/src/output/output_rtsp.h b/src/output/output_rtsp.h
index 375126ff..8802a849 100644
--- a/src/output/output_rtsp.h
+++ b/src/output/output_rtsp.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ namespace Mist{
     void requestHandler();
     bool onFinish();
     void incomingPacket(const DTSC::Packet &pkt);
+    void incomingRTP(const uint64_t track, const RTP::Packet &p);
 
   private:
     long long connectedAt;   ///< The timestamp the connection was made, as reference point for RTCP