Re: [MMUSIC] AD Evaluation of draft-ietf-mmusic-rfc4566bis-32: Media Description

Paul Kyzivat <pkyzivat@alum.mit.edu> Mon, 18 February 2019 20:24 UTC

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Subject: Re: [MMUSIC] AD Evaluation of draft-ietf-mmusic-rfc4566bis-32: Media Description
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> On 2/11/19 10:45 PM, Ben Campbell wrote:

>> §2, “Media Description”: While true, the text here is not a definition 
>> of anything but syntax. Please add a sentence or two to say what the 
>> media description semantically represents.
I'm having trouble finding a suitable semantic definition of Media 
Description.

My first thought is that it provides the information necessary to 
establish a media session. But while *Multimedia Session* is described, 
media Session isn't defined in the document.

I looked at RFC7656 (Taxonomy) for a definition, but it doesn't have one 
either. It defines RTP Session, and Multimedia Session as one or more 
RTP Sessions. That is close, but in SDP media sessions need not be RTP.

Is there any suitable existing definition???

If not, then how about:

"A Media Description contains the information needed for one party to 
establish an application layer network protocol connection to another 
party." ???

OR

"A Media Description contains the information needed for one party to 
establish a Media Session with another party."

"A Media Session is an application layer network protocol connection 
between two parties."

It seems important to get this right! It is essentially a broadening of 
RFC7656 beyond RTP.

	Thanks,
	Paul