Source note · Codec selection and bandwidth planning
In the RTP/AVP profile, G.711 mu-law (PCMU) has static payload type 0 and G.711 A-law (PCMA) has static payload type 8, both with an 8000 Hz clock rate and one channel.
Checked 2026-09-24
- Vendor
- IETF
- Product
- RTP
- Subsystem
- payload types
- Deployment
- any
- Region
- not restricted
- Release range
- RFC 3551 (July 2003)
- Checked
- 2026-09-24
Sources
- RTP Profile for Audio and Video Conferences with Minimal Control — IETF / RFC Editor · tier 1 standards and regulators · Section 6, Table 4 (payload types for audio encodings), rows PCMU and PCMA
Cite this note
APA
WarmTransfer. (2026, September 24). Codec selection and bandwidth planning: source note bandwidth-codec-planning-g711-rtp-payload-types. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/bandwidth-codec-planning-g711-rtp-payload-types
BibTeX
@misc{warmtransfer-claim-bandwidth-codec-planning-g711-rtp-payload-types,
title = {Codec selection and bandwidth planning: source note bandwidth-codec-planning-g711-rtp-payload-types},
author = {{WarmTransfer}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/bandwidth-codec-planning-g711-rtp-payload-types},
note = {Source note bandwidth-codec-planning-g711-rtp-payload-types, checked 2026-09-24}
}