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Multipath RTP (MPRTP)
draft-ietf-avtcore-mprtp-01

The information below is for an old version of the document.
Document Type Expired Internet-Draft (avtcore WG)
Authors Varun Singh , Teemu Karkkainen , Joerg Ott , Saba Ahsan , Lars Eggert
Last updated 2016-01-07 (Latest revision 2015-07-06)
Replaces draft-singh-avtcore-mprtp
Stream Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
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https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-ietf-avtcore-mprtp-01.txt

Abstract

The Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) is used to deliver real-time content and, along with the RTP Control Protocol (RTCP), forms the control channel between the sender and receiver. However, RTP and RTCP assume a single delivery path between the sender and receiver and make decisions based on the measured characteristics of this single path. Increasingly, endpoints are becoming multi-homed, which means that they are connected via multiple Internet paths. Network utilization can be improved when endpoints use multiple parallel paths for communication. The resulting increase in reliability and throughput can also enhance the user experience. This document extends the Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) so that a single session can take advantage of the availability of multiple paths between two endpoints.

Authors

Varun Singh
Teemu Karkkainen
Joerg Ott
Saba Ahsan
Lars Eggert

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