Subject: Re: [AVT] Packet Interval at RFC2833

From: Henning Schulzrinne <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 20:38:49 -0400

Catching up with 2833 issues...

Oren Peleg wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> In the RFC2833 (and bis) it is written:
>
> "An audio source SHOULD start transmitting event packets as soon as it
>
>    recognizes an event and every 50 ms thereafter or the packet interval
>
>    for the audio codec used for this session, if known."
>
> What is the Packet Interval for the audio codec means? Is it the RTP
> codec interval (There are times where few audio codec frames are being
> aggregated to one RTP packet ..) - which means that the sentence should
> contain the word "RTP" before the word "packet"? , Or perhaps its up to
> the implementer to decide?

Since there's no defined packet interval, this would indeed be whatever 
the sender is using for audio. (This is primarily to avoid getting in 
trouble with various resource reservation mechanisms.)

I seem to remember discussion about an SDP parameter, but can't seem to 
find the reference right now.

>
>
> Please advise.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Oren Peleg
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