If no ptime is signalled for Opus, the default packetization is 20 ms.

Checked 2026-09-24

Vendor
IETF
Product
Opus RTP payload
Subsystem
SDP parameters
Deployment
any
Region
not restricted
Release range
RFC 7587 (June 2015)
Checked
2026-09-24

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 24). Codec selection and bandwidth planning: source note bandwidth-codec-planning-opus-ptime-default-20. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/bandwidth-codec-planning-opus-ptime-default-20

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-bandwidth-codec-planning-opus-ptime-default-20,
  title  = {Codec selection and bandwidth planning: source note bandwidth-codec-planning-opus-ptime-default-20},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/bandwidth-codec-planning-opus-ptime-default-20},
  note   = {Source note bandwidth-codec-planning-opus-ptime-default-20, checked 2026-09-24}
}

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