Source note · RTP and RTCP quality metrics
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
- RTP: A Transport Protocol for Real-Time Applications — IETF / RFC Editor · tier 1 standards and regulators · Section 6.2
Cite this note
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}
}