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Real-time Transport Control Protocol

Application Layer — Streaming & Media

Protocol Overview

Full Name Real-time Transport Control Protocol
Abbreviation RTCP
OSI Layer Application Layer
Category Streaming & Media
Default Port dynamic
RFC RFC 3550

About RTCP

Companion control protocol for RTP. Provides out-of-band statistics on quality of service including packet loss, jitter, and round-trip delay for media streams.

Application Layer Streaming & Media

Standards Reference

RTCP is defined in RFC 3550, published by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). RFCs are the official standards documents for internet protocols and are freely available for public review.

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