RFC 5691 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2009

RTP Payload Format for Elementary Streams with MPEG Surround Multi- Channel Audio

Overview

RFC 5691, “RTP Payload Format for Elementary Streams with MPEG Surround Multi- Channel Audio”, is a Proposed Standard document published in October 2009 by F. de Bont, S. Doehla, M. Schmidt, R. Sperschneider. It updates RFC 3640. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This memo describes extensions for the RTP payload format defined in RFC 3640 for the transport of MPEG Surround multi-channel audio. Additional Media Type parameters are defined to signal backwards- compatible transmission inside an MPEG-4 Audio elementary stream. In addition, a layered transmission scheme that doesn't use the MPEG-4 systems framework is presented to transport an MPEG Surround elementary stream via RTP in parallel with an RTP stream containing the downmixed audio data. [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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This RFC updates
RFC 3640
Other RFCs from 2009

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