RFC 1890 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 1996

RTP Profile for Audio and Video Conferences with Minimal Control

Overview

RFC 1890, “RTP Profile for Audio and Video Conferences with Minimal Control”, is a Proposed Standard document published in January 1996 by Audio-Video Transport Working Group, H. Schulzrinne. It has been obsoleted by RFC 3551 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This memo describes a profile for the use of the real-time transport protocol (RTP), version 2, and the associated control protocol, RTCP, within audio and video multiparticipant conferences with minimal control. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Proposed Standard” means

An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.

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Relationships to other RFCs
Obsoleted by
RFC 3551
Other RFCs from 1996

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