G.722 audio is sampled at 16,000 Hz, but its RTP clock rate is 8,000 Hz. RFC 1890 assigned that value in error, and it is kept for backward compatibility.

Checked 2026-09-24

the RTP clock rate for the G722 payload format is 8,000 Hz because that value was erroneously assigned in RFC 1890
Vendor
IETF
Product
RTP
Subsystem
G.722 payload format
Deployment
any
Region
not restricted
Release range
RFC 3551 (July 2003)
Checked
2026-09-24

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WarmTransfer. (2026, September 24). Codec selection and bandwidth planning: source note bandwidth-codec-planning-g722-rtp-clock-8000. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/bandwidth-codec-planning-g722-rtp-clock-8000

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@misc{warmtransfer-claim-bandwidth-codec-planning-g722-rtp-clock-8000,
  title  = {Codec selection and bandwidth planning: source note bandwidth-codec-planning-g722-rtp-clock-8000},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/bandwidth-codec-planning-g722-rtp-clock-8000},
  note   = {Source note bandwidth-codec-planning-g722-rtp-clock-8000, checked 2026-09-24}
}

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