Forward Error Correction (FEC) Framework
RFC 6363
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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) M. Watson
Request for Comments: 6363 Netflix, Inc.
Category: Standards Track A. Begen
ISSN: 2070-1721 Cisco
V. Roca
INRIA
October 2011
Forward Error Correction (FEC) Framework
Abstract
This document describes a framework for using Forward Error
Correction (FEC) codes with applications in public and private IP
networks to provide protection against packet loss. The framework
supports applying FEC to arbitrary packet flows over unreliable
transport and is primarily intended for real-time, or streaming,
media. This framework can be used to define Content Delivery
Protocols that provide FEC for streaming media delivery or other
packet flows. Content Delivery Protocols defined using this
framework can support any FEC scheme (and associated FEC codes) that
is compliant with various requirements defined in this document.
Thus, Content Delivery Protocols can be defined that are not specific
to a particular FEC scheme, and FEC schemes can be defined that are
not specific to a particular Content Delivery Protocol.
Status of This Memo
This is an Internet Standards Track document.
This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has
received public review and has been approved for publication by the
Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on
Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 5741.
Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6363.
Watson, et al. Standards Track [Page 1]
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Watson, et al. Standards Track [Page 2]
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................3
2. Definitions and Abbreviations ...................................5
3. Architecture Overview ...........................................7
4. Procedural Overview ............................................11
4.1. General ...................................................11
4.2. Sender Operation ..........................................13
4.3. Receiver Operation ........................................15
5. Protocol Specification .........................................19
5.1. General ...................................................19
5.2. Structure of the Source Block .............................19
5.3. Packet Format for FEC Source Packets ......................19
5.3.1. Generic Explicit Source FEC Payload ID .............21
5.4. Packet Format for FEC Repair Packets ......................21
5.4.1. Packet Format for FEC Repair Packets over RTP ......22
5.5. FEC Framework Configuration Information ...................22
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