RFC 7243 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2014

RTP Control Protocol Extended Report Block for the Bytes Discarded Metric

Overview

RFC 7243, “RTP Control Protocol Extended Report Block for the Bytes Discarded Metric”, is a Proposed Standard document published in May 2014 by V. Singh, J. Ott, I. Curcio. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The RTP Control Protocol (RTCP) is used in conjunction with the Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) to provide a variety of short-term and long-term reception statistics. The available reporting may include aggregate information across longer periods of time as well as individual packet reporting. This document specifies a report computing the bytes discarded from the de-jitter buffer after successful reception.

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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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