The RTCP XR VoIP Metrics block reports a discard rate, separate from loss rate: the fraction of RTP packets discarded because of late or early arrival, or under-run or overflow at the receiving jitter buffer.

Checked 2026-09-25

Vendor
IETF
Product
RTCP XR
Subsystem
VoIP Metrics Report Block
Deployment
any
Region
not restricted
Release range
RFC 3611
Checked
2026-09-25

Sources

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APA

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

BibTeX

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

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