RFC 5481 defines IPDV as each packet's one-way delay minus the previous packet's delay, and PDV as each packet's delay minus the minimum delay in the measurement interval.

Checked 2026-09-24

Vendor
IETF
Product
IPPM delay variation
Subsystem
jitter definitions
Deployment
any
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-24
Checked
2026-09-24

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 24). RTP and RTCP quality metrics: source note rtp-rtcp-quality-ipdv-pdv-definitions. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/rtp-rtcp-quality-ipdv-pdv-definitions

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-rtp-rtcp-quality-ipdv-pdv-definitions,
  title  = {RTP and RTCP quality metrics: source note rtp-rtcp-quality-ipdv-pdv-definitions},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/rtp-rtcp-quality-ipdv-pdv-definitions},
  note   = {Source note rtp-rtcp-quality-ipdv-pdv-definitions, checked 2026-09-24}
}

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