RFC 3550 computes interarrival jitter as a running estimate smoothed with gain 1/16: J(i) = J(i-1) + (|D(i-1,i)| - J(i-1))/16, where D is the difference in packet spacing at the receiver compared with the sender.

Checked 2026-09-25

J(i) = J(i-1) + (|D(i-1,i)| - J(i-1))/16
Vendor
IETF
Product
RTP
Subsystem
jitter estimation
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-jitter-formula. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/choppy-audio-troubleshooting-rtcp-jitter-formula

BibTeX

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

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