RFC 3550 recommends that RTCP bandwidth be fixed at 5% of the session bandwidth.

Checked 2026-09-24

It is RECOMMENDED that the fraction of the session bandwidth added for RTCP be fixed at 5%.
Vendor
IETF
Product
RTP
Subsystem
RTCP transmission interval
Deployment
any
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-24
Checked
2026-09-24

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 24). RTP and RTCP quality metrics: source note rtp-rtcp-quality-rtcp-bandwidth-5pct. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/rtp-rtcp-quality-rtcp-bandwidth-5pct

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-rtp-rtcp-quality-rtcp-bandwidth-5pct,
  title  = {RTP and RTCP quality metrics: source note rtp-rtcp-quality-rtcp-bandwidth-5pct},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/rtp-rtcp-quality-rtcp-bandwidth-5pct},
  note   = {Source note rtp-rtcp-quality-rtcp-bandwidth-5pct, checked 2026-09-24}
}

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