Abstract



This memorandum describes RTP, the real-time transport protocol. RTP

provides end-to-end network transport functions suitable for

applications transmitting real-time data, such as audio, video or

simulation data, over multicast or unicast network services. RTP

does not address resource reservation and does not guarantee

quality-of-service for real-time services. The data transport is

augmented by a control protocol (RTCP) to allow monitoring of the

data delivery in a manner scalable to large multicast networks, and

to provide minimal control and identification functionality. RTP and

RTCP are designed to be independent of the underlying transport and

network layers. The protocol supports the use of RTP-level

translators and mixers.-Abstract



　 This memorandum describes RTP, the real-time transport protocol.　RTP

　 provides end-to-end network transport functions suitable for

　 applications transmitting real-time data, such as audio, video or

　 simulation data, over multicast or unicast network services.　RTP

　 does not address resource reservation and does not guarantee

　 quality-of-service for real-time services.　The data transport is

　 augmented by a control protocol (RTCP) to allow monitoring of the

　 data delivery in a manner scalable to large multicast networks, and

　 to provide minimal control and identification functionality.　RTP and

　 RTCP are designed to be independent of the underlying transport and

　 network layers.　The protocol supports the use of RTP-level

　 translators and mixers.