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

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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}
}

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