Protocol Action: Guidelines for Writers of RTP Payload Format Specifications to BCP
The IESG <iesg-secretary@ietf.org> Mon, 01 November 1999 19:10 UTC
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Subject: Protocol Action: Guidelines for Writers of RTP Payload Format Specifications to BCP
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The IESG has approved the Internet-Draft 'Guidelines for Writers of RTP Payload Format Specifications' <draft-ietf-avt-rtp-format-guidelines-04.txt> as a BCP. This document is the product of the Audio/Video Transport Working Group. The IESG contact persons are Scott Bradner and Vern Paxson. Technical Summary This document provides guidelines for how to design efficient formats for carrying payloads in RTP packets. The document emphasizes the importance of keeping each packet as self-contained as possible, so that packets remain useful even in the presence of loss and reordering. The discussion is in terms of codec payloads, but the principles apply to most other forms of RTP payloads, too. Working Group Summary The goal of this document was to capture discussion which occurred over the course of many AVT meetings regarding functions that an RTP pyaload format should provide. The document was revised twice to address working group comments. There were no controversial issues remaining regarding the present draft. Protocol Quality The document was reviewed for the IESG by Scott Bradner and Vern Paxson.