RFC 6597 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2012
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
RTP Payload Format for Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers ST 336 Encoded Data
Overview
RFC 6597, “RTP Payload Format for Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers ST 336 Encoded Data”, is a Proposed Standard document published in April 2012 by J. Downs, J. Arbeiter. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document specifies the payload format for packetization of KLV (Key-Length-Value) Encoded Data, as defined by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) in SMPTE ST 336, into the Real-time Transport Protocol (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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