In an RTCP reception report block, the 8-bit 'fraction lost' field is the fraction of RTP data packets from the source lost since the previous SR or RR was sent, expressed as a fixed-point number with the binary point at the left edge.

Checked 2026-09-25

Vendor
IETF
Product
RTP
Subsystem
RTCP reception report
Deployment
any
Region
not restricted
Release range
RFC 3550 (STD 64)
Checked
2026-09-25

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 25). Choppy and robotic audio on calls: source note choppy-audio-troubleshooting-rtcp-fraction-lost. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/choppy-audio-troubleshooting-rtcp-fraction-lost

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-choppy-audio-troubleshooting-rtcp-fraction-lost,
  title  = {Choppy and robotic audio on calls: source note choppy-audio-troubleshooting-rtcp-fraction-lost},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/choppy-audio-troubleshooting-rtcp-fraction-lost},
  note   = {Source note choppy-audio-troubleshooting-rtcp-fraction-lost, checked 2026-09-25}
}

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