RFC 6958 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2013
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
RTP Control Protocol Extended Report Block for Burst/Gap Loss Metric Reporting
Overview
RFC 6958, “RTP Control Protocol Extended Report Block for Burst/Gap Loss Metric Reporting”, is a Proposed Standard document published in May 2013 by A. Clark, S. Zhang, J. Zhao, Q. Wu. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document defines an RTP Control Protocol (RTCP) Extended Report (XR) Block that allows the reporting of burst and gap loss metrics for use in a range of RTP applications.
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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