RTP interarrival jitter is a running estimate updated per packet as J(i) = J(i-1) + (|D(i-1,i)| - J(i-1))/16, where D is the difference in relative transit time between consecutive packets.

Checked 2026-09-24

J(i) = J(i-1) + (|D(i-1,i)| - J(i-1))/16
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-jitter-formula. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/call-quality-metrics-rtp-jitter-formula

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

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