The RTP sequence number increments by one for each RTP data packet sent and may be used by the receiver to detect packet loss and restore order.

Checked 2026-09-24

The sequence number increments by one for each RTP data packet sent, and may be used by the receiver to detect packet loss and to restore packet sequence.
Vendor
IETF
Product
RTP
Subsystem
header
Deployment
multi-tenant, on-premises
Region
not restricted
Release range
RFC 3550
Checked
2026-09-24

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 24). Analysing a SIP call in Wireshark: source note sip-call-analysis-wireshark-rtp-seq-loss. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-call-analysis-wireshark-rtp-seq-loss

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-sip-call-analysis-wireshark-rtp-seq-loss,
  title  = {Analysing a SIP call in Wireshark: source note sip-call-analysis-wireshark-rtp-seq-loss},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-call-analysis-wireshark-rtp-seq-loss},
  note   = {Source note sip-call-analysis-wireshark-rtp-seq-loss, checked 2026-09-24}
}

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