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Internet Engineering Task Force Audio/Video Transport Working Group
INTERNET-DRAFT S. Casner
draft-ietf-avt-rfc3555bis-part2-02.txt Packet Design
Obsoletes: RFC 3555 (if approved) October 15, 2006
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Media Type Registration of Payload Formats in the
RTP Profile for Audio and Video Conferences
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Abstract
This document specifies media type registrations for the RTP
payload formats defined in the RTP Profile for Audio and Video
Conferences. Some of these may also be used for transfer modes
other than RTP.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction .................................................. 3
1.1. IANA Considerations ...................................... 3
1.2. Terminology .............................................. 4
2. Registrations for "Audio/Video Profile" ....................... 4
2.1. Audio Type Registrations ................................. 4
2.2. Video Type Registrations ................................. 25
3. Changes from RFC 3555 ......................................... 26
4. Security Considerations ....................................... 26
5. References .................................................... 27
6. Author's Address .............................................. 28
7. Intellectual Property Statement ............................... 28
8. Disclaimer of Validity ........................................ 29
9. Copyright Statement ........................................... 29
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1. Introduction
This document updates the media type registrations initially specified
in RFC 3555 for the Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP) payload formats
defined in the RTP Profile for Audio and Video Conferences, RFC 3551
[1], as subtypes under the "audio" and "video" media types. This
document does not include media type registrations for the RTP payload
formats that are referenced in RFC 3551 but defined in other RFCs. The
media type registrations for those payload formats are intended to be
updated by including them in revisions of the individual RFCs defining
the payload formats.
The media type registrations specified here conform to the updated
template format and procedures in RFC 4288 [2] and RFC XXXX [3]. This
update makes no technical changes in the registrations. Together with
RFC XXXX, this document obsoletes RFC 3555.
1.1. IANA Considerations
As a consequence of the generalized applicability of the media types
registry as specified in RFC 4288, some changes in nomenclature are
needed in the RTP Payload Format section of the registry. In the
registry title "RTP Payload Format MIME types" and the introductory
text, "MIME" should be changed to "media". "MIME" should be deleted from
the table headings, leaving just "media type" and "subtype".
This document updates the media type registrations listed below to
conform to the revised registration format specified in RFC 4288 and RFC
XXXX, so the reference for these media types should be changed from RFC
3555 to this document. Some media type registrations contained in RFC
3555 are omitted from this document; the existing registrations for
those types continue to be valid until updated by other RFCs. There are
no new registrations contained here.
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audio/DVI4
audio/G722
audio/G723
audio/G726-16
audio/G726-24
audio/G726-32
audio/G726-40
audio/G728
audio/G729
audio/G729D
audio/G729E
audio/GSM
audio/GSM-EFR
audio/L8
audio/L16
audio/LPC
audio/PCMA
audio/PCMU
audio/VDVI
video/nv
Media type audio/L16 was initially registered via RFC 2586 for
transports other than RTP. That registration is incorporated here and
augmented with additional information for RTP transport.
1.2. Terminology
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [4] and indicate
requirement levels for implementations compliant with this
specification.
2. Registrations for "Audio/Video Profile"
In the following sections, the RTP payload formats defined in the RTP
Profile for Audio and Video Conferences, RFC 3551 [1], are registered as
media types.
2.1. Audio Type Registrations
For most audio payload formats, the RTP timestamp clock rate is equal to
the sampling rate. Some payload formats operate only at one fixed
sampling rate, while others are adjustable.
These audio formats also include the optional parameters "ptime", to
specify the recommended length of time in milliseconds represented by
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the media in a packet, and "maxptime", to specify the maximum amount of
media that can be encapsulated in each packet, expressed as time in
milliseconds. The "ptime" and "maxptime" parameters are defined in the
Session Description Protocol (SDP), RFC ZZZZ [5].
2.1.1. Registration of Media Type audio/DVI4
Type name: audio
Subtype name: DVI4
Required parameters:
rate: The RTP timestamp clock rate, which is equal to the
sampling rate. The typical rate is 8000, but other rates may
be specified.
Optional parameters: ptime, maxptime (see RFC ZZZZ)
Encoding considerations:
This media type is framed binary data (see Section 4.8 in RFC
4288).
Security considerations:
This media type does not carry active content. It does
transfer compressed data. See Section 4 of RFC YYYY.
Interoperability considerations: none
Published specification: RFC 3551
Applications which use this media type:
Audio and video streaming and conferencing tools.
Additional information: none
Person & email address to contact for further information:
Stephen Casner <casner@acm.org>
Intended usage: COMMON
Restrictions on usage:
This media type depends on RTP framing, and hence is only
defined for transfer via RTP (RFC 3550 [6]). Transfer within
other framing protocols is not defined at this time.
Author:
Stephen Casner
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IETF Audio/Video Transport working group delegated from the
IESG.
2.1.2. Registration of Media Type audio/G722
Type name: audio
Subtype name: G722
Required parameters: None
Optional parameters: ptime, maxptime (see RFC ZZZZ)
Encoding considerations:
This media type is framed binary data (see Section 4.8 in RFC
4288).
Security considerations:
This media type does not carry active content. It does
transfer compressed data. See Section 4 of RFC YYYY.
Interoperability considerations: none
Published specification: RFC 3551
Applications which use this media type:
Audio and video streaming and conferencing tools.
Additional information: none
Person & email address to contact for further information:
Stephen Casner <casner@acm.org>
Intended usage: COMMON
Restrictions on usage:
This media type depends on RTP framing, and hence is only
defined for transfer via RTP (RFC 3550). Transfer within
other framing protocols is not defined at this time.
Author:
Stephen Casner
Change controller:
IETF Audio/Video Transport working group delegated from the
IESG.
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2.1.3. Registration of Media Type audio/G723
Type name: audio
Subtype name: G723
Required parameters: None
Optional parameters:
ptime, maxptime: see RFC ZZZZ
bitrate: the data rate in kb/s used or preferred for the audio
bit stream, with permissible values 5.3 or 6.3. If
unspecified, the bitrate may change from frame to frame as
indicated inband.
annexa: indicates that Annex A, voice activity detection, is
used or preferred. Permissible values are "yes" and "no"
(without the quotes); "yes" is implied if this parameter is
omitted.
Encoding considerations:
This media type is framed binary data (see Section 4.8 in RFC
4288).
Security considerations:
This media type does not carry active content. It does
transfer compressed data. See Section 4 of RFC YYYY.
Interoperability considerations: none
Published specification: RFC 3551
Applications which use this media type:
Audio and video streaming and conferencing tools.
Additional information: none
Person & email address to contact for further information:
Stephen Casner <casner@acm.org>
Intended usage: COMMON
Restrictions on usage:
This media type depends on RTP framing, and hence is only
defined for transfer via RTP (RFC 3550). Transfer within
other framing protocols is not defined at this time.
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Author:
Stephen Casner
Change controller:
IETF Audio/Video Transport working group delegated from the
IESG.
2.1.4. Registration of Media Type audio/G726-16
Type name: audio
Subtype name: G726-16
Required parameters: None
Optional parameters: ptime, maxptime (see RFC ZZZZ)
Encoding considerations:
This media type is framed binary data (see Section 4.8 in RFC
4288).
Security considerations:
This media type does not carry active content. It does
transfer compressed data. See Section 4 of RFC YYYY.
Interoperability considerations: none
Published specification: RFC 3551
Applications which use this media type:
Audio and video streaming and conferencing tools.
Additional information: none
Person & email address to contact for further information:
Stephen Casner <casner@acm.org>
Intended usage: COMMON
Restrictions on usage:
This media type depends on RTP framing, and hence is only
defined for transfer via RTP (RFC 3550). Transfer within
other framing protocols is not defined at this time.
Author:
Stephen Casner
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IETF Audio/Video Transport working group delegated from the
IESG.
2.1.5. Registration of Media Type audio/G726-24
Type name: audio
Subtype name: G726-24
Required parameters: None
Optional parameters: ptime, maxptime (see RFC ZZZZ)
Encoding considerations:
This media type is framed binary data (see Section 4.8 in RFC
4288).
Security considerations:
This media type does not carry active content. It does
transfer compressed data. See Section 4 of RFC YYYY.
Interoperability considerations: none
Published specification: RFC 3551
Applications which use this media type:
Audio and video streaming and conferencing tools.
Additional information: none
Person & email address to contact for further information:
Stephen Casner <casner@acm.org>
Intended usage: COMMON
Restrictions on usage:
This media type depends on RTP framing, and hence is only
defined for transfer via RTP (RFC 3550). Transfer within
other framing protocols is not defined at this time.
Author:
Stephen Casner
Change controller:
IETF Audio/Video Transport working group delegated from the
IESG.
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2.1.6. Registration of Media Type audio/G726-32
Type name: audio
Subtype name: G726-32
Required parameters: None
Optional parameters: ptime, maxptime (see RFC ZZZZ)
Encoding considerations:
This media type is framed binary data (see Section 4.8 in RFC
4288).
Security considerations:
This media type does not carry active content. It does
transfer compressed data. See Section 4 of RFC YYYY.
Interoperability considerations: none
Published specification: RFC 3551
Applications which use this media type:
Audio and video streaming and conferencing tools.
Additional information: none
Person & email address to contact for further information:
Stephen Casner <casner@acm.org>
Intended usage: COMMON
Restrictions on usage:
This media type depends on RTP framing, and hence is only
defined for transfer via RTP (RFC 3550). Transfer within
other framing protocols is not defined at this time.
Author:
Stephen Casner
Change controller:
IETF Audio/Video Transport working group delegated from the
IESG.
2.1.7. Registration of Media Type audio/G726-40
Type name: audio
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Subtype name: G726-40
Required parameters: None
Optional parameters: ptime, maxptime (see RFC ZZZZ)
Encoding considerations:
This media type is framed binary data (see Section 4.8 in RFC
4288).
Security considerations:
This media type does not carry active content. It does
transfer compressed data. See Section 4 of RFC YYYY.
Interoperability considerations: none
Published specification: RFC 3551
Applications which use this media type:
Audio and video streaming and conferencing tools.
Additional information: none
Person & email address to contact for further information:
Stephen Casner <casner@acm.org>
Intended usage: COMMON
Restrictions on usage:
This media type depends on RTP framing, and hence is only
defined for transfer via RTP (RFC 3550). Transfer within
other framing protocols is not defined at this time.
Author:
Stephen Casner
Change controller:
IETF Audio/Video Transport working group delegated from the
IESG.
2.1.8. Registration of Media Type audio/G728
Type name: audio
Subtype name: G728
Required parameters: None
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Optional parameters: ptime, maxptime (see RFC ZZZZ)
Encoding considerations:
This media type is framed binary data (see Section 4.8 in RFC
4288).
Security considerations:
This media type does not carry active content. It does
transfer compressed data. See Section 4 of RFC YYYY.
Interoperability considerations: none
Published specification: RFC 3551
Applications which use this media type:
Audio and video streaming and conferencing tools.
Additional information: none
Person & email address to contact for further information:
Stephen Casner <casner@acm.org>
Intended usage: COMMON
Restrictions on usage:
This media type depends on RTP framing, and hence is only
defined for transfer via RTP (RFC 3550). Transfer within
other framing protocols is not defined at this time.
Author:
Stephen Casner
Change controller:
IETF Audio/Video Transport working group delegated from the
IESG.
2.1.9. Registration of Media Type audio/G729
Type name: audio
Subtype name: G729
Required parameters: None
Optional parameters:
ptime, maxptime: see RFC ZZZZ
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annexb: indicates that Annex B, voice activity detection, is
used or preferred. Permissible values are "yes" and "no"
(without the quotes); "yes" is implied if this parameter is
omitted.
Encoding considerations:
This media type is framed binary data (see Section 4.8 in RFC
4288).
Security considerations:
This media type does not carry active content. It does
transfer compressed data. See Section 4 of RFC YYYY.
Interoperability considerations: none
Published specification: RFC 3551
Applications which use this media type:
Audio and video streaming and conferencing tools.
Additional information: none
Person & email address to contact for further information:
Stephen Casner <casner@acm.org>
Intended usage: COMMON
Restrictions on usage:
This media type depends on RTP framing, and hence is only
defined for transfer via RTP (RFC 3550). Transfer within
other framing protocols is not defined at this time.
Author:
Stephen Casner
Change controller:
IETF Audio/Video Transport working group delegated from the
IESG.
2.1.10. Registration of Media Type audio/G729D
Type name: audio
Subtype name: G729D
Required parameters: None
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Optional parameters:
ptime, maxptime: see RFC ZZZZ
annexb: indicates that Annex B, voice activity detection, is
used or preferred. Permissible values are "yes" and "no"
(without the quotes); "yes" is implied if this parameter is
omitted.
Encoding considerations:
This media type is framed binary data (see Section 4.8 in RFC
4288).
Security considerations:
This media type does not carry active content. It does
transfer compressed data. See Section 4 of RFC YYYY.
Interoperability considerations: none
Published specification: RFC 3551
Applications which use this media type:
Audio and video streaming and conferencing tools.
Additional information: none
Person & email address to contact for further information:
Stephen Casner <casner@acm.org>
Intended usage: COMMON
Restrictions on usage:
This media type depends on RTP framing, and hence is only
defined for transfer via RTP (RFC 3550). Transfer within
other framing protocols is not defined at this time.
Author:
Stephen Casner
Change controller:
IETF Audio/Video Transport working group delegated from the
IESG.
2.1.11. Registration of Media Type audio/G729E
Type name: audio
Subtype name: G729E
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Required parameters: None
Optional parameters:
ptime, maxptime: see RFC ZZZZ
annexb: indicates that Annex B, voice activity detection, is
used or preferred. Permissible values are "yes" and "no"
(without the quotes); "yes" is implied if this parameter is
omitted.
Encoding considerations:
This media type is framed binary data (see Section 4.8 in RFC
4288).
Security considerations:
This media type does not carry active content. It does
transfer compressed data. See Section 4 of RFC YYYY.
Interoperability considerations: none
Published specification: RFC 3551
Applications which use this media type:
Audio and video streaming and conferencing tools.
Additional information: none
Person & email address to contact for further information:
Stephen Casner <casner@acm.org>
Intended usage: COMMON
Restrictions on usage:
This media type depends on RTP framing, and hence is only
defined for transfer via RTP (RFC 3550). Transfer within
other framing protocols is not defined at this time.
Author:
Stephen Casner
Change controller:
IETF Audio/Video Transport working group delegated from the
IESG.
2.1.12. Registration of Media Type audio/GSM
Type name: audio
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Subtype name: GSM
Required parameters: None
Optional parameters: ptime, maxptime (see RFC ZZZZ)
Encoding considerations:
This media type is framed binary data (see Section 4.8 in RFC
4288).
Security considerations:
This media type does not carry active content. It does
transfer compressed data. See Section 4 of RFC YYYY.
Interoperability considerations: none
Published specification: RFC 3551
Applications which use this media type:
Audio and video streaming and conferencing tools.
Additional information: none
Person & email address to contact for further information:
Stephen Casner <casner@acm.org>
Intended usage: COMMON
Restrictions on usage:
This media type depends on RTP framing, and hence is only
defined for transfer via RTP (RFC 3550). Transfer within
other framing protocols is not defined at this time.
Author:
Stephen Casner
Change controller:
IETF Audio/Video Transport working group delegated from the
IESG.
2.1.13. Registration of Media Type audio/GSM-EFR
Type name: audio
Subtype name: GSM-EFR
Required parameters: None
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Optional parameters: ptime, maxptime (see RFC ZZZZ)
Encoding considerations:
This media type is framed binary data (see Section 4.8 in RFC
4288).
Security considerations:
This media type does not carry active content. It does
transfer compressed data. See Section 4 of RFC YYYY.
Interoperability considerations: none
Published specification: RFC 3551
Applications which use this media type:
Audio and video streaming and conferencing tools.
Additional information: none
Person & email address to contact for further information:
Stephen Casner <casner@acm.org>
Intended usage: COMMON
Restrictions on usage:
This media type depends on RTP framing, and hence is only
defined for transfer via RTP (RFC 3550). Transfer within
other framing protocols is not defined at this time.
Author:
Stephen Casner
Change controller:
IETF Audio/Video Transport working group delegated from the
IESG.
2.1.14. Registration of Media Type audio/L8
Type name: audio
Subtype name: L8
Required parameters:
rate: the RTP timestamp clock rate
Optional parameters:
channels: how many audio streams are interleaved -- defaults
to 1; stereo would be 2, etc. Interleaving takes place
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between individual one-byte samples. The channel order is as
specified in RFC 3551.
ptime, maxptime: see RFC ZZZZ
Encoding considerations:
This media type is framed binary data (see Section 4.8 in RFC
4288).
Security considerations:
This media type does not carry active content. It does
transfer compressed data. See Section 4 of RFC YYYY.
Interoperability considerations: none
Published specification: RFC 3551
Applications which use this media type:
Audio and video streaming and conferencing tools.
Additional information: none
Person & email address to contact for further information:
Stephen Casner <casner@acm.org>
Intended usage: COMMON
Restrictions on usage:
This media type depends on RTP framing, and hence is only
defined for transfer via RTP (RFC 3550). Transfer within
other framing protocols is not defined at this time.
Author:
Stephen Casner
Change controller:
IETF Audio/Video Transport working group delegated from the
IESG.
2.1.15. Registration of Media Type audio/L16
Media type audio/L16 was initially registered via RFC 2586 for
transports other than RTP. That registration is incorporated here and
augmented with additional information for RTP transport.
Type name: audio
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Subtype name: L16
Required parameters
rate: number of samples per second -- For non-RTP transport,
the permissible values for rate are 8000, 11025, 16000, 22050,
24000, 32000, 44100, and 48000 samples per second. For RTP
transport, other values are permissible but the aforementioned
values are RECOMMENDED. For RTP, the rate parameter indicates
the RTP timestamp clock rate, which is equal to the sample
rate.
Optional parameters
channels: how many audio streams are interleaved -- defaults
to 1; stereo would be 2, etc. Interleaving takes place
between individual two-byte samples. The channel order is as
specified in RFC 3551 unless a channel-order parameter is also
present.
emphasis: analog preemphasis applied to the signal before
quantization. The only emphasis value defined here is
emphasis=50-15 to indicate the 50/15 microsecond preemphasis
used with Compact Disks. This parameter MUST be omitted if no
analog preemphasis was applied. Note that this is a stream
property parameter, not a receiver configuration parameter.
Thus, if parameters are negotiated, it may not be possible for
the sender to comply with a receiver request for a particular
setting.
channel-order: specifies the sample interleaving order for
multiple-channel audio streams (see RFC 3190 [7] Section 7).
Permissible values are DV.LRLsRs, DV.LRCS, DV.LRCWo,
DV.LRLsRsC, DV.LRLsRsCS, DV.LmixRmixTWoQ1Q2,
DV.LRCWoLsRsLmixRmix, DV.LRCWoLs1Rs1Ls2Rs2, DV.LRCWoLsRsLcRc.
For interoperation with DV video systems, only a subset of
these channel combinations is specified for use with 20-bit
linear encoding in the DV video specification [9]; those are
DV.LRLsRs, DV.LRCS, DV.LmixRmixTWoQ1Q2. This parameter MUST
be omitted when the AIFF-C channel order convention (see RFC
3551) is in use.
For RTP, ptime: RECOMMENDED duration of each packet in
milliseconds.
For RTP, maxptime: maximum duration of each packet in
milliseconds.
Encoding considerations
Audio data is binary data, and must be encoded for non-binary
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transport; the Base64 encoding is suitable for Email. Note
that audio data does not compress easily using lossless
compression.
Security considerations
Audio/L16 data is believed to offer no security risks. This
media type does not carry active content. The encoding is not
compressed. See Section 4 of RFC YYYY.
Interoperability considerations
This type is compatible with the encoding used in the WAV
(Microsoft Windows RIFF) and Apple AIFF union types, and with
the public domain "sox" and "rateconv" programs.
Published specification
RFC 2586 for non-RTP transports, RFC 3551 for RTP
Applications which use this media
The public domain "sox" and "rateconv" programs accept this
type.
Magic number(s) : None
File extension(s) : WAV L16
Macintosh file type code : AIFF
Person to contact for further information
Name : James Salsman
E-mail : jps-L16@bovik.org
Intended usage
Common
It is expected that many audio and speech applications will
use this type. Already the most popular platforms provide
this type with the rate=11025 parameter referred to as "radio
quality speech."
Restrictions on usage
In addition to file-based transfer methods, this type is also
defined for transfer via RTP (RFC 3550).
Author
James Salsman for non-RTP transports.
Stephen Casner for RTP transport.
Change controller
James Salsman for non-RTP transports.
For RTP transport, IETF Audio/Video Transport working group
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delegated from the IESG.
2.1.16. Registration of Media Type audio/LPC
Type name: audio
Subtype name: LPC
Required parameters: None
Optional parameters: ptime, maxptime (see RFC ZZZZ)
Encoding considerations:
This media type is framed binary data (see Section 4.8 in RFC
4288).
Security considerations:
This media type does not carry active content. It does
transfer compressed data. See Section 4 of RFC YYYY.
Interoperability considerations: none
Published specification: RFC 3551
Applications which use this media type:
Audio and video streaming and conferencing tools.
Additional information: none
Person & email address to contact for further information:
Stephen Casner <casner@acm.org>
Intended usage: COMMON
Restrictions on usage:
This media type depends on RTP framing, and hence is only
defined for transfer via RTP (RFC 3550). Transfer within
other framing protocols is not defined at this time.
Author:
Stephen Casner
Change controller:
IETF Audio/Video Transport working group delegated from the
IESG.
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2.1.17. Registration of Media Type audio/PCMA
Type name: audio
Subtype name: PCMA
Required parameters:
rate: The RTP timestamp clock rate, which is equal to the
sampling rate. The typical rate is 8000, but other rates may
be specified.
Optional parameters:
channels: how many audio streams are interleaved -- defaults
to 1; stereo would be 2, etc. Interleaving takes place
between individual one-byte samples. The channel order is as
specified in RFC 3551.
ptime, maxptime: see RFC ZZZZ
Encoding considerations:
This media type is framed binary data (see Section 4.8 in RFC
4288).
Security considerations:
This media type does not carry active content. It does
transfer compressed data. See Section 4 of RFC YYYY.
Interoperability considerations: none
Published specification: RFC 3551
Applications which use this media type:
Audio and video streaming and conferencing tools.
Additional information: none
Person & email address to contact for further information:
Stephen Casner <casner@acm.org>
Intended usage: COMMON
Restrictions on usage:
This media type depends on RTP framing, and hence is only
defined for transfer via RTP (RFC 3550). Transfer within
other framing protocols is not defined at this time.
Author:
Stephen Casner
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Change controller:
IETF Audio/Video Transport working group delegated from the
IESG.
2.1.18. Registration of Media Type audio/PCMU
Type name: audio
Subtype name: PCMU
Required parameters:
rate: The RTP timestamp clock rate, which is equal to the
sampling rate. The typical rate is 8000, but other rates may
be specified.
Optional parameters:
channels: how many audio streams are interleaved -- defaults
to 1; stereo would be 2, etc. Interleaving takes place
between individual one-byte samples. The channel order is as
specified in RFC 3551.
ptime, maxptime: see RFC ZZZZ
Encoding considerations:
This media type is framed binary data (see Section 4.8 in RFC
4288).
Security considerations:
This media type does not carry active content. It does
transfer compressed data. See Section 4 of RFC YYYY.
Interoperability considerations: none
Published specification: RFC 3551
Applications which use this media type:
Audio and video streaming and conferencing tools.
Additional information: none
Person & email address to contact for further information:
Stephen Casner <casner@acm.org>
Intended usage: COMMON
Restrictions on usage:
This media type depends on RTP framing, and hence is only
defined for transfer via RTP (RFC 3550). Transfer within
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other framing protocols is not defined at this time.
Author:
Stephen Casner
Change controller:
IETF Audio/Video Transport working group delegated from the
IESG.
2.1.19. Registration of Media Type audio/VDVI
Type name: audio
Subtype name: VDVI
Required parameters: None
Optional parameters: ptime, maxptime (see RFC ZZZZ)
Encoding considerations:
This media type is framed binary data (see Section 4.8 in RFC
4288).
Security considerations:
This media type does not carry active content. It does
transfer compressed data. See Section 4 of RFC YYYY.
Interoperability considerations: none
Published specification: RFC 3551
Applications which use this media type:
Audio and video streaming and conferencing tools.
Additional information: none
Person & email address to contact for further information:
Stephen Casner <casner@acm.org>
Intended usage: COMMON
Restrictions on usage:
This media type depends on RTP framing, and hence is only
defined for transfer via RTP (RFC 3550). Transfer within
other framing protocols is not defined at this time.
Author:
Stephen Casner
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IETF Audio/Video Transport working group delegated from the
IESG.
2.2. Video Type Registrations
For most video payload formats, including the one registered here, the
RTP timestamp clock rate is always 90000 Hz, so the "rate" parameter is
not applicable. Likewise, the "channel" parameter is not used with
video, while "ptime" and "maxptime" could be but typically are not.
2.2.1. Registration of Media Type video/nv
Type name: video
Subtype name: nv
Required parameters: None
Optional parameters: None
Encoding considerations:
This media type is framed binary data (see Section 4.8 in RFC
4288).
Security considerations:
This media type does not carry active content. It does
transfer compressed data. See Section 4 of RFC YYYY.
Interoperability considerations: none
Published specification: RFC 3551
Applications which use this media type:
Audio and video streaming and conferencing tools.
Additional information: none
Person & email address to contact for further information:
Stephen Casner <casner@acm.org>
Intended usage: COMMON
Restrictions on usage:
This media type depends on RTP framing, and hence is only
defined for transfer via RTP (RFC 3550). Transfer within
other framing protocols is not defined at this time.
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Author:
Stephen Casner
Change controller:
IETF Audio/Video Transport working group delegated from the
IESG.
3. Changes from RFC 3555
RFC 3555 is obsoleted by the combination of RFC XXXX [3] and this
document. RFC XXXX retains the specification of procedures and
requirements from RFC 3555, while the media type registrations from RFC
3555 were extracted into this document. The media type registrations
for the RTP payload formats that are referenced in RFC 3551 [1] but
defined in other RFCs have been elided from this document because those
registrations are intended to be updated by including them in revisions
of the individual RFCs defining the payload formats.
The media type registrations in this document have been updated to
conform to the revised media type registration procedures in RFC 4288
[2] and RFC XXXX. Whereas RFC 3555 required the encoding considerations
to specify transfer via RTP, that is now specified under restrictions on
usage. The encoding considerations now warn that these types are framed
binary data. The change controller is also now identified according to
current conventions. The optional parameter "channels" was clarified
for audio subtypes L8, PCMA, and PCMU. Finally, reference [9], which
was missing from RFC 3555, has been corrected.
4. Security Considerations
This memo specifies media type registrations for the transfer of several
compressed audio and video data encodings via RTP, so implementations
using these media types are subject to the security considerations
discussed in the RTP specification [8].
None of these media types carry "active content" that could impose
malicious side-effects upon the receiver. The content consists solely
of compressed audio or video data to be decoded and presented as sound
or images. However, several audio and video encodings are perfect for
hiding data using steganography.
A potential denial-of-service threat exists for data encodings using
compression techniques that have non-uniform receiver-end computational
load. The attacker can inject pathological datagrams into the stream
which are complex to decode and cause the receiver to be overloaded.
However, none of the encodings registered here has an expansion factor
greater than about 20, and all are considered relatively simple by
modern standards (some are implemented on handheld devices and most were
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implemented on general-purpose computers ten years ago).
As with any IP-based protocol, in some circumstances a receiver may be
overloaded simply by the receipt of too many packets, either desired or
undesired. Network-layer authentication MAY be used to discard packets
from undesired sources, but the processing cost of the authentication
itself may be too high.
RTP may be sent via IP multicast, which provides no direct means for a
sender to know all the receivers of the data sent and therefore no
measure of privacy. Rightly or not, users may be more sensitive to
privacy concerns with audio and video communication than they have been
with more traditional forms of network communication. Therefore, the
use of security mechanisms with RTP to provide confidentiality and
integrity of the data is important. Because the data compression used
with these media types is applied end-to-end, encryption may be
performed after compression so there is no conflict between the two
operations.
5. References
5.1. Normative References
[1] Schulzrinne, H. and S. Casner, "RTP Profile for Audio and Video
Conferences with Minimal Control", RFC 3551, July 2003.
[2] Freed, N. and J. Klensin, "Media Type Specifications and
Registration Procedures", BCP 13, RFC 4288, December, 2005.
[3] Casner, S., "Media Type Registration of RTP Payload Types",
draft-ietf-avt-rfc3555bis-02.txt, February 2006.
(Companion to this document, referenced herein as RFC XXXX).
[4] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement
Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.
[5] Handley, M., V. Jacobson and C. Perkins, "SDP: Session Description
Protocol", draft-ietf-mmusic-sdp-new-26.txt, January 2006.
(Approved for publication as Proposed Standard to obsolete
RFC 2327, so this reference should be to the RFC when published
and that number inserted where RFC ZZZZ appears in this document)
[6] Schulzrinne, H., Casner, S., Frederick, R. and V. Jacobson, "RTP:
A Transport Protocol for Real-Time Applications", RFC 3550, July
2003.
[7] Kobayashi, K., Ogawa, A., Casner, S. and C. Bormann, "RTP Payload
Format for 12-bit DAT Audio and 20- and 24-bit Linear Sampled
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Audio", RFC 3190, January 2002.
[8] Schulzrinne, H., Casner, S., Frederick, R. and V. Jacobson, "RTP:
A Transport Protocol for Real-Time Applications", RFC 3550, July
2003.
5.2. Informative References
[9] IEC 61834, Helical-scan digital video cassette recording system
using 6,35 mm magnetic tape for consumer use (525-60, 625-50,
1125-60 and 1250-50 systems), August 1998.
[Note to RFC Editor: References in the media type registrations to RFC
YYYY are to be replaced with the RFC number of this document itself.
The purpose of the self-references is to make the registrations complete
when extracted.]
6. Author's Address
Stephen L. Casner
Packet Design
3400 Hillview Avenue, Building 3
Palo Alto, CA 94304
United States
Phone: +1 650 739-1843
EMail: casner@acm.org
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