2736: Guidelines for Writers of RTP Payload Format Specifications.

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This document provides general guidelines aimed at assisting the authors of RTP Payload Format specifications in deciding on good formats. These guidelines attempt to capture some of the experience gained with RTP as it evolved during its development.

Status BEST CURRENT PRACTICE
Format TXT=24143 bytes
Also ['BCP0036']
Authors C. Perkins
Date December 1999
Keyphrases payload RTP payload formats codec

References

RFC1889: RTP: A Transport Protocol for Real-Time Applications. Audio-Video Transport Working Group,
RFC2198: RTP Payload for Redundant Audio Data.
RFC2481: A Proposal to add Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) to
RFC2508: Compressing IP/UDP/RTP Headers for Low-Speed Serial Links.

Referenced by

RFC3119: A More Loss-Tolerant RTP Payload Format for MP3 Audio.
RFC4040: RTP Payload Format for a 64 kbit/s Transparent Call.
RFC4184: RTP Payload Format for AC-3 Audio.
RFC4197: Requirements for Edge-to-Edge Emulation of Time Division Multiplexed (TDM) Circuits over Packet Switching Networks.
RFC4598: Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) Payload Format for Enhanced AC-3 (E-AC-3) Audio.