RFC 8830 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2021

WebRTC MediaStream Identification in the Session Description Protocol

Overview

RFC 8830, “WebRTC MediaStream Identification in the Session Description Protocol”, is a Proposed Standard document published in January 2021 by H. Alvestrand. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document specifies a Session Description Protocol (SDP) grouping mechanism for RTP media streams that can be used to specify relations between media streams.

This mechanism is used to signal the association between the SDP concept of "media description" and the Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC) concept of MediaStream/MediaStreamTrack using SDP signaling.

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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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