The RTCP cumulative number of packets lost is a 24-bit signed field that can be negative when more packets arrive than expected, for example because of duplicates.

Checked 2026-09-24

Vendor
IETF
Product
RTP
Subsystem
RTCP receiver report
Deployment
any
Region
not restricted
Release range
RFC 3550
Checked
2026-09-24

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 24). Call quality metrics and MOS estimation: source note call-quality-metrics-rtp-cumulative-loss-signed. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/call-quality-metrics-rtp-cumulative-loss-signed

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-call-quality-metrics-rtp-cumulative-loss-signed,
  title  = {Call quality metrics and MOS estimation: source note call-quality-metrics-rtp-cumulative-loss-signed},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/call-quality-metrics-rtp-cumulative-loss-signed},
  note   = {Source note call-quality-metrics-rtp-cumulative-loss-signed, checked 2026-09-24}
}

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