RFC 8486 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2018
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Ambisonics in an Ogg Opus Container
Overview
RFC 8486, “Ambisonics in an Ogg Opus Container”, is a Proposed Standard document published in October 2018 by J. Skoglund, M. Graczyk. It updates RFC 7845. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document defines an extension to the Opus audio codec to encapsulate coded Ambisonics using the Ogg format. It also contains updates to RFC 7845 to reflect necessary changes in the description of channel mapping families.
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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