RFC 8035 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2016

Session Description Protocol Offer/Answer Clarifications for RTP/RTCP Multiplexing

Overview

RFC 8035, “Session Description Protocol Offer/Answer Clarifications for RTP/RTCP Multiplexing”, is a Proposed Standard document published in November 2016 by C. Holmberg. It updates RFC 5761. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document updates RFC 5761 by clarifying the SDP offer/answer negotiation of RTP and RTP Control Protocol (RTCP) multiplexing. It makes it clear that an answerer can only include an "a=rtcp-mux" attribute in a Session Description Protocol (SDP) answer if the associated SDP offer contained the attribute.

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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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This RFC updates
RFC 5761
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