RFC 4629 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2007

RTP Payload Format for ITU-T Rec

Overview

RFC 4629, “RTP Payload Format for ITU-T Rec”, is a Proposed Standard document published in January 2007 by J. Ott, C. Bormann, G. Sullivan, S. Wenger, R. Even. It updates RFC 3555. It obsoletes RFC 2429. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes a scheme to packetize an H.263 video stream for transport using the Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) with any of the underlying protocols that carry RTP.

The document also describes the syntax and semantics of the Session Description Protocol (SDP) parameters needed to support the H.263 video codec.

The document obsoletes RFC 2429 and updates the H263-1998 and H263-2000 MIME media type in RFC 3555. [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
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 2429
This RFC updates
RFC 3555
Other RFCs from 2007

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