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RTCP-based Feedback: Concepts and Message Timing Rules
draft-wenger-avt-rtcp-feedback-02

Document Type Replaced Internet-Draft (individual)
Expired & archived
Authors Stephan Wenger , Joerg Ott
Last updated 2009-02-24 (Latest revision 2001-03-08)
Replaced by draft-ietf-avt-rtcp-feedback
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Abstract

Real-time media streams are not resilient against packet losses. RTP [1] provides all the necessary mechanisms to restore ordering and timing to properly reproduce a media stream at the recipient. RTP also provides continuous feedback about the overall reception quality from all receivers -- thereby allowing the sender(s) in the mid-term (in the order of several seconds to minutes) to adapt their coding scheme and transmission behavior to the observed network QoS. However, except for a few payload specific mechanisms [2], RTP makes no provision for timely feedback that would allow a sender to repair the media stream immediately: through retransmissions, retro-active FEC, or media-specific mechanisms such as reference picture selection.

Authors

Stephan Wenger
Joerg Ott

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