RFC 2032 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 1996
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
RTP Payload Format for H.261 Video Streams
Overview
RFC 2032, “RTP Payload Format for H.261 Video Streams”, is a Proposed Standard document published in October 1996 by T. Turletti, C. Huitema. It has been obsoleted by RFC 4587 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo describes a scheme to packetize an H.261 video stream for transport using the Real-time Transport Protocol, RTP, with any of the underlying protocols that carry RTP. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
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
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- RFC 2033 Local Mail Transfer Protocol
- RFC 2030 Simple Network Time Protocol Version 4 for IPv4, IPv6 and OSI
- RFC 2034 SMTP Service Extension for Returning Enhanced Error Codes
- RFC 2029 RTP Payload Format of Sun's CellB Video Encoding
- RFC 2035 RTP Payload Format for JPEG-compressed Video
- RFC 2028 The Organizations Involved in the IETF Standards Process
- RFC 2036 Observations on the use of Components of the Class A Address Space within the Internet