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diff --git a/doc/rfc/rfc8627.txt b/doc/rfc/rfc8627.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fdb2ed4 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/rfc/rfc8627.txt @@ -0,0 +1,2299 @@ + + + + + + +Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) M. Zanaty +Request for Comments: 8627 Cisco +Category: Standards Track V. Singh +ISSN: 2070-1721 callstats.io + A. Begen + Networked Media + G. Mandyam + Qualcomm Inc. + July 2019 + + + RTP Payload Format for Flexible Forward Error Correction (FEC) + +Abstract + + This document defines new RTP payload formats for the Forward Error + Correction (FEC) packets that are generated by the non-interleaved + and interleaved parity codes from source media encapsulated in RTP. + These parity codes are systematic codes (Flexible FEC, or "FLEX + FEC"), where a number of FEC repair packets are generated from a set + of source packets from one or more source RTP streams. These FEC + repair packets are sent in a redundancy RTP stream separate from the + source RTP stream(s) that carries the source packets. RTP source + packets that were lost in transmission can be reconstructed using the + source and repair packets that were received. The non-interleaved + and interleaved parity codes that are defined in this specification + offer a good protection against random and bursty packet losses, + respectively, at a cost of complexity. The RTP payload formats that + are defined in this document address scalability issues experienced + with the earlier specifications and offer several improvements. Due + to these changes, the new payload formats are not backward compatible + with earlier specifications; however, endpoints that do not implement + this specification can still work by simply ignoring the FEC repair + packets. + +Status of This Memo + + This is an Internet Standards Track document. + + This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force + (IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has + received public review and has been approved for publication by the + Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on + Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 7841. + + Information about the current status of this document, any errata, + and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at + https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8627. + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 1] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + +Copyright Notice + + Copyright (c) 2019 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the + document authors. All rights reserved. + + This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal + Provisions Relating to IETF Documents + (https://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of + publication of this document. Please review these documents + carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect + to this document. Code Components extracted from this document must + include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of + the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as + described in the Simplified BSD License. + +Table of Contents + + 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 + 1.1. Parity Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 + 1.1.1. One-Dimensional (1-D) Non-interleaved (Row) FEC + Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 + 1.1.2. 1-D Interleaved (Column) FEC Protection . . . . . . . 6 + 1.1.3. Use Cases for 1-D FEC Protection . . . . . . . . . . 7 + 1.1.4. Two-Dimensional (2-D) (Row and Column) FEC Protection 8 + 1.1.5. FEC Protection with Flexible Mask . . . . . . . . . . 10 + 1.1.6. FEC Overhead Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 + 1.1.7. FEC Protection with Retransmission . . . . . . . . . 10 + 1.1.8. Repair Window Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 + 2. Requirements Notation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 + 3. Definitions and Notations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 + 3.1. Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 + 3.2. Notations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 + 4. Packet Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 + 4.1. Source Packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 + 4.2. FEC Repair Packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 + 4.2.1. RTP Header of FEC Repair Packets . . . . . . . . . . 13 + 4.2.2. FEC Header of FEC Repair Packets . . . . . . . . . . 15 + 5. Payload Format Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 + 5.1. Media Type Registration -- Parity Codes . . . . . . . . . 20 + 5.1.1. Registration of audio/flexfec . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 + 5.1.2. Registration of video/flexfec . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 + 5.1.3. Registration of text/flexfec . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 + 5.1.4. Registration of application/flexfec . . . . . . . . . 24 + 5.2. Mapping to SDP Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 + 5.2.1. Offer/Answer Model Considerations . . . . . . . . . . 25 + 5.2.2. Declarative Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 + + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 2] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + + 6. Protection and Recovery Procedures -- Parity Codes . . . . . 26 + 6.1. Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 + 6.2. Repair Packet Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 + 6.3. Source Packet Reconstruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 + 6.3.1. Associating the Source and Repair Packets . . . . . . 28 + 6.3.2. Recovering the RTP Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 + 6.3.3. Recovering the RTP Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 + 6.3.4. Iterative Decoding Algorithm for the 2-D Parity FEC + Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 + 7. Signaling Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 + 7.1. SDP Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 + 7.1.1. Example SDP for Flexible FEC Protection with In-Band + SSRC Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 + 7.1.2. Example SDP for Flexible FEC Protection with Explicit + Signaling in the SDP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 + 7.2. On the Use of the RTP Stream Identifier Source + Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 + 8. Congestion Control Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 + 9. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 + 10. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 + 11. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 + 11.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 + 11.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 + Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 + Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 + +1. Introduction + + This document defines new RTP payload formats for the Forward Error + Correction (FEC) that is generated by the non-interleaved and + interleaved parity codes from a source media encapsulated in RTP + [RFC3550]. The type of the source media protected by these parity + codes can be audio, video, text, or application. The FEC data are + generated according to the media type parameters, which are + communicated out of band (e.g., in the Session Description Protocol + (SDP)). Furthermore, the associations or relationships between the + source and repair RTP streams may be communicated in or out of band. + The in-band mechanism is advantageous when the endpoint is adapting + the FEC parameters. The out-of-band mechanism may be preferable when + the FEC parameters are fixed. While this document fully defines the + use of FEC to protect RTP streams, it also leverages several + definitions along with the basic source/repair header description + from [RFC6363] in their application to the parity codes defined here. + + The Redundancy RTP Stream [RFC7656] repair packets proposed in this + document protect the Source RTP Stream packets that belong to the + same RTP session. + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 3] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + + The RTP payload formats that are defined in this document address the + scalability issues experienced with the formats defined in earlier + specifications including [RFC2733], [RFC5109], and [SMPTE2022-1]. + +1.1. Parity Codes + + Both the non-interleaved and interleaved parity codes use the + eXclusive OR (XOR) operation to generate the repair packets. The + following steps take place: + + 1. The sender determines a set of source packets to be protected by + FEC based on the media type parameters. + + 2. The sender applies the XOR operation on the source packets to + generate the required number of repair packets. + + 3. The sender sends the repair packet(s) along with the source + packets, in different RTP streams, to the receiver(s). The + repair packets may be sent proactively or on demand based on RTCP + feedback messages such as NACK [RFC4585]. + + At the receiver side, if all of the source packets are successfully + received, there is no need for FEC recovery and the repair packets + are discarded. However, if there are missing source packets, the + repair packets can be used to recover the missing information. + Figures 1 and 2 describe example block diagrams for the systematic + parity FEC encoder and decoder, respectively. + + +------------+ + +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ --> | Systematic | --> +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ | Parity FEC | +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ + | Encoder | + | (Sender) | --> +==+ +==+ + +------------+ +==+ +==+ + + Source Packet: +--+ Repair Packet: +==+ + +--+ +==+ + + Figure 1: Block Diagram for Systematic Parity FEC Encoder + + + + + + + + + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 4] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + + +------------+ + +--+ X X +--+ --> | Systematic | --> +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ + +--+ +--+ | Parity FEC | +--+ +--+ +--+ +--+ + | Decoder | + +==+ +==+ --> | (Receiver) | + +==+ +==+ +------------+ + + Source Packet: +--+ Repair Packet: +==+ Lost Packet: X + +--+ +==+ + + Figure 2: Block Diagram for Systematic Parity FEC Decoder + + In Figure 2, it is clear that the FEC repair packets have to be + received by the endpoint within a certain amount of time for the FEC + recovery process to be useful. The repair window is defined as the + time that spans a FEC block, which consists of the source packets and + the corresponding repair packets. At the receiver side, the FEC + decoder SHOULD buffer source and repair packets at least for the + duration of the repair window to allow all the repair packets to + arrive. The FEC decoder can start decoding the already-received + packets sooner; however, it should not register a FEC decoding + failure until it waits at least for the duration of the repair + window. + +1.1.1. One-Dimensional (1-D) Non-interleaved (Row) FEC Protection + + Consider a group of D x L source packets that have Sequence Numbers + starting from 1 running to D x L (where D and L are as defined in + Section 3.2) and a repair packet is generated by applying the XOR + operation to every L consecutive packets as sketched in Figure 3. + This process is referred to as "1-D non-interleaved FEC protection". + As a result of this process, D repair packets are generated, which + are referred to as non-interleaved (or row) FEC repair packets. In + general, D and L represent values that describe how packets are + grouped together from a depth and length perspective (respectively) + when interleaving all D x L source packets. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 5] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + + +--------------------------------------------------+ --- +===+ + | S_1 S_2 S3 ... S_L | + |XOR| = |R_1| + +--------------------------------------------------+ --- +===+ + +--------------------------------------------------+ --- +===+ + | S_L+1 S_L+2 S_L+3 ... S_2xL | + |XOR| = |R_2| + +--------------------------------------------------+ --- +===+ + . . . . . . + . . . . . . + . . . . . . + +--------------------------------------------------+ --- +===+ + | S_(D-1)xL+1 S_(D-1)xL+2 S_(D-1)xL+3 ... S_DxL | + |XOR| = |R_D| + +--------------------------------------------------+ --- +===+ + + Figure 3: Generating Non-interleaved (Row) FEC Repair Packets + +1.1.2. 1-D Interleaved (Column) FEC Protection + + Consider the case where the XOR operation is applied to the group of + the source packets whose Sequence Numbers are L apart from each + other, as sketched in Figure 4. In this case, the endpoint generates + L repair packets. This process is referred to as "1-D interleaved + FEC protection", and the resulting L repair packets are referred to + as "interleaved (or column) FEC repair packets". + + +-------------+ +-------------+ +-------------+ +-------+ + | S_1 | | S_2 | | S3 | ... | S_L | + | S_L+1 | | S_L+2 | | S_L+3 | ... | S_2xL | + | . | | . | | | | | + | . | | . | | | | | + | . | | . | | | | | + | S_(D-1)xL+1 | | S_(D-1)xL+2 | | S_(D-1)xL+3 | ... | S_DxL | + +-------------+ +-------------+ +-------------+ +-------+ + + + + + + ------------- ------------- ------------- ------- + | XOR | | XOR | | XOR | ... | XOR | + ------------- ------------- ------------- ------- + = = = = + +===+ +===+ +===+ +===+ + |C_1| |C_2| |C_3| ... |C_L| + +===+ +===+ +===+ +===+ + + Figure 4: Generating Interleaved (Column) FEC Repair Packets + + + + + + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 6] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + +1.1.3. Use Cases for 1-D FEC Protection + + A sender may generate one non-interleaved repair packet out of L + consecutive source packets or one interleaved repair packet out of D + nonconsecutive source packets. Regardless of whether the repair + packet is a non-interleaved or an interleaved one, it can provide a + full recovery of the missing information if there is only one packet + missing among the corresponding source packets. This implies that + 1-D non-interleaved FEC protection performs better when the source + packets are randomly lost. However, if the packet losses occur in + bursts, 1-D interleaved FEC protection performs better provided that + L is chosen to be large enough, i.e., L-packet duration is not + shorter than the observed burst duration. If the sender generates + non-interleaved FEC repair packets and a burst loss hits the source + packets, the repair operation fails. This is illustrated in + Figure 5. + + +---+ +---+ +===+ + | 1 | X X | 4 | |R_1| + +---+ +---+ +===+ + + +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+ +===+ + | 5 | | 6 | | 7 | | 8 | |R_2| + +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+ +===+ + + +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+ +===+ + | 9 | | 10| | 11| | 12| |R_3| + +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+ +===+ + + Figure 5: Example Scenario: + 1-D Non-interleaved FEC Protection Fails Error Recovery (Burst Loss) + + The sender may generate interleaved FEC repair packets to combat the + bursty packet losses. However, two or more random packet losses may + hit the source and repair packets in the same column. In that case, + the repair operation fails as well. This is illustrated in Figure 6. + Note that it is possible that two burst losses occur back-to-back, in + which case, interleaved FEC repair packets may still fail to recover + the lost data. + + + + + + + + + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 7] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + + +---+ +---+ +---+ + | 1 | X | 3 | | 4 | + +---+ +---+ +---+ + + +---+ +---+ +---+ + | 5 | X | 7 | | 8 | + +---+ +---+ +---+ + + +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+ + | 9 | | 10| | 11| | 12| + +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+ + + +===+ +===+ +===+ +===+ + |C_1| |C_2| |C_3| |C_4| + +===+ +===+ +===+ +===+ + + Figure 6: Example Scenario: + 1-D Interleaved FEC Protection Fails Error Recovery (Periodic Loss) + +1.1.4. Two-Dimensional (2-D) (Row and Column) FEC Protection + + In networks where the source packets are lost both randomly and in + bursts, the sender ought to generate both non-interleaved and + interleaved FEC repair packets. This type of FEC protection is known + as "2-D parity FEC protection". At the expense of generating more + FEC repair packets, thus increasing the FEC overhead, 2-D FEC + provides superior protection against mixed loss patterns. However, + it is still possible for 2-D parity FEC protection to fail to recover + all of the lost source packets if a particular loss pattern occurs. + An example scenario is illustrated in Figure 7. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 8] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + + +---+ +---+ +===+ + | 1 | X X | 4 | |R_1| + +---+ +---+ +===+ + + +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+ +===+ + | 5 | | 6 | | 7 | | 8 | |R_2| + +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+ +===+ + + +---+ +---+ +===+ + | 9 | X X | 12| |R_3| + +---+ +---+ +===+ + + +===+ +===+ +===+ +===+ + |C_1| |C_2| |C_3| |C_4| + +===+ +===+ +===+ +===+ + + Figure 7: Example Scenario #1: + 2-D Parity FEC Protection Fails Error Recovery + + 2-D parity FEC protection also fails when at least two rows are + missing a source and the FEC packet and the missing source packets + (in at least two rows) are aligned in the same column. An example + loss pattern is sketched in Figure 8. Similarly, 2-D parity FEC + protection cannot repair all missing source packets when at least two + columns are missing a source and the FEC packet and the missing + source packets (in at least two columns) are aligned in the same row. + + +---+ +---+ +---+ + | 1 | | 2 | X | 4 | X + +---+ +---+ +---+ + + +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+ +===+ + | 5 | | 6 | | 7 | | 8 | |R_2| + +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+ +===+ + + +---+ +---+ +---+ + | 9 | | 10| X | 12| X + +---+ +---+ +---+ + + +===+ +===+ +===+ +===+ + |C_1| |C_2| |C_3| |C_4| + +===+ +===+ +===+ +===+ + + Figure 8: Example Scenario #2: + 2-D Parity FEC Protection Fails Error Recovery + + + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 9] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + +1.1.5. FEC Protection with Flexible Mask + + It is possible to define FEC protection for selected packets in the + source stream. This would enable differential protection, i.e., + application of FEC selectively to packets that require a higher level + of reliability than the other packets in the source stream. The + sender will be required to send a bitmap indicating the packets to be + protected, i.e., a "mask", to the receiver. Since the mask can be + modified during an RTP session ("flexible mask"), this kind of FEC + protection can also be used to implement FEC dynamically (e.g., for + adaptation to different types of traffic during the RTP session). + +1.1.6. FEC Overhead Considerations + + The overhead is defined as the ratio of the number of bytes belonging + to the repair packets to the number of bytes belonging to the + protected source packets. + + Generally, repair packets are larger in size than the source packets. + Also, not all the source packets are necessarily equal in size. + However, assuming that each repair packet carries an equal number of + bytes as carried by a source packet, the overhead for different FEC + protection methods can be computed as follows: + + 1-D Non-interleaved FEC Protection: Overhead = 1/L + + 1-D Interleaved FEC Protection: Overhead = 1/D + + 2-D Parity FEC Protection: Overhead = 1/L + 1/D + + where L and D are the number of columns and rows in the source block, + respectively. + +1.1.7. FEC Protection with Retransmission + + This specification supports both forward error correction, i.e., + before any loss is reported, as well as retransmission of source + packets after the loss is reported. The retransmission includes the + RTP header of the source packet in addition to the payload. If a + peer supporting both FLEX FEC and other RTP retransmission methods + (see [RFC4588]) receives an Offer including both FLEX FEC and another + RTP retransmission method, it MUST respond with an Answer containing + only FLEX FEC. + + + + + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 10] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + +1.1.8. Repair Window Considerations + + The value for the repair window duration is related to the maximum L + and D values that are expected during a FLEX FEC session; therefore, + it cannot be chosen arbitrarily. Repair packets that include L and D + values larger than the repair window MUST NOT be sent. The rate of + the source streams should also be considered, as the repair window + duration should ideally span several packetization intervals in order + to leverage the error correction capabilities of the parity code. + + Because the FEC configuration can change with each repair packet (see + Section 4.2.2), for any given repair packet, the FLEX FEC receiver + MUST support all possible L and D combinations (both 1-D and 2-D + interleaved over all source flows) and all flexible mask + configurations (over all source flows) within the repair window to + which it has agreed (e.g., through SDP or out-of-band signaling) for + a FLEX FEC RTP session. In addition, the FLEX FEC receiver MUST + support receipt of a retransmission of any source flow packet within + the repair window to which it has agreed. + +2. Requirements Notation + + The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", + "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and + "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in + BCP 14 [RFC2119] [RFC8174] when, and only when, they appear in all + capitals, as shown here. + +3. Definitions and Notations + +3.1. Definitions + + This document uses a number of definitions from [RFC6363]. + Additionally, it defines the following and/or updates their + definitions from [RFC6363]. + + 1-D Non-interleaved Row FEC: A protection scheme that operates on + consecutive source packets in the source block, able to recover a + single lost source packet per row of the source block. + + 1-D Interleaved Column FEC: A protection scheme that operates on + interleaved source packets in the source block, able to recover a + single lost source packet per column of the source block. + + 2-D FEC: A protection scheme that combines row and column FEC. + + Source Block: A set of source packets that are protected by a set of + 1-D or 2-D FEC repair packets. + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 11] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + + FEC Block: A source block and its corresponding FEC repair packets. + + Repair Window: The time that spans a FEC block, which consists of + the source packets and the corresponding FEC repair packets. + + XOR Parity Codes: A FEC code that uses the eXclusive OR (XOR) parity + operation to encode a set of source packets to form a FEC repair + packet. + +3.2. Notations + + L: Number of columns of the source block (length of each row). + + D: Number of rows of the source block (depth of each column). + + bitmask: A 15-bit, 46-bit, or 110-bit mask indicating which source + packets are protected by a FEC repair packet. If the bit i in the + mask is set to 1, the source packet number N + i is protected by + this FEC repair packet, where N is the Sequence Number base + indicated in the FEC repair packet. The most significant bit of + the mask corresponds to i=0. The least significant bit of the + mask corresponds to i=14 in the 15-bit mask, i=45 in the 46-bit + mask, or i=109 in the 110-bit mask. + +4. Packet Formats + + This section describes the formats of the source packets and defines + the formats of the FEC repair packets. + +4.1. Source Packets + + The source packets contain the information that identifies the source + block and the position within the source block occupied by the + packet. Since the source packets that are carried within an RTP + stream already contain unique Sequence Numbers in their RTP headers + [RFC3550], the source packets can be identified in a straightforward + manner and there is no need to append any additional fields. The + primary advantage of not modifying the source packets in any way is + that it provides backward compatibility for the receivers that do not + support FEC at all. In multicast scenarios, this backward + compatibility becomes quite useful as it allows the non-FEC-capable + and FEC-capable receivers to receive and interpret the same source + packets sent in the same multicast session. + + The source packets are transmitted as usual without altering them. + They are used along with the FEC repair packets to recover any + missing source packets, making this scheme a systematic code. + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 12] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + + The source packets are full RTP packets with optional contributing + source (CSRC) list, RTP header extension, and padding. If any of + these optional elements are present in the source RTP packet, and + that source packet is lost, they are recovered by the FEC repair + operation, which recovers the full source RTP packet including these + optional elements. + +4.2. FEC Repair Packets + + The FEC repair packets will contain information that identifies the + source block they pertain to and the relationship between the + contained repair packets and the original source block. For this + purpose, the RTP header of the repair packets is used, as well as + another header within the RTP payload, called the "FEC header", as + shown in Figure 9. + + Note that all the source stream packets that are protected by a + particular FEC packet need to be in the same RTP session. + + +------------------------------+ + | IP Header | + +------------------------------+ + | Transport Header | + +------------------------------+ + | RTP Header | + +------------------------------+ ---+ + | FEC Header | | + +------------------------------+ | RTP Payload + | Repair Payload | | + +------------------------------+ ---+ + + Figure 9: Format of FEC Repair Packets + + The Repair Payload, which follows the FEC header, includes repair of + everything following the fixed 12-byte RTP header of each source + packet, including any CSRC identifier list and header extensions if + present. + +4.2.1. RTP Header of FEC Repair Packets + + The RTP header is formatted according to [RFC3550] with some further + clarifications listed below: + + Version (V) 2 bits: This MUST be set to 2 (binary 10), as this + specification requires all source RTP packets and all FEC repair + packets to use RTP version 2. + + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 13] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + + Padding (P) bit: Source packets can have optional RTP padding, which + can be recovered. FEC repair packets can have optional RTP + padding, which is independent of the RTP padding of the source + packets. + + Extension (X) bit: Source packets can have optional RTP header + extensions, which can be recovered. FEC repair packets can have + optional RTP header extensions, which are independent of the RTP + header extensions of the source packets. + + CSRC Count (CC) 4 bits, and CSRC List (CSRC_i) 32 bits each: Source + packets can have an optional CSRC list and count, which can be + recovered. FEC repair packets MUST use the CSRC list and count to + specify the synchronization sources (SSRCs) of the source RTP + stream(s) protected by this FEC repair packet. + + Marker (M) bit: This bit is not used for this payload type, SHALL be + set to 0 by senders, and SHALL be ignored by receivers. + + Payload Type: The (dynamic) payload type for the FEC repair packets + is determined through out-of-band means (e.g., SDP). Note that + this document registers new payload formats for the repair packets + (refer to Section 5 for details). According to [RFC3550], an RTP + receiver that cannot recognize a payload type must discard it. + This provides backward compatibility. If a non-FEC-capable + receiver receives a repair packet, it will not recognize the + payload type; hence, it will discard the repair packet. + + Sequence Number (SN): The Sequence Number follows the standard + definition provided in [RFC3550]. Therefore, it must be one + higher than the Sequence Number in the previously transmitted + repair packet, and the initial value of the Sequence Number should + be random (i.e., unpredictable). + + Timestamp (TS): The timestamp SHALL be set to a time corresponding + to the repair packet's transmission time. Note that the timestamp + value has no use in the actual FEC protection process and is + usually useful for jitter calculations. + + Synchronization Source (SSRC): The SSRC value for each repair stream + SHALL be randomly assigned as per the guidelines provided in + Section 8 of [RFC3550]. This allows the sender to multiplex the + source and repair RTP streams in the same RTP session, or + multiplex multiple repair streams in an RTP session. The repair + stream's SSRC's CNAME SHOULD be identical to the CNAME of the + source RTP stream(s) that this repair stream protects. A FEC + stream that protects multiple source RTP streams with different + CNAME's uses the CNAME associated with the entity generating the + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 14] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + + FEC stream or the CNAME of the entity on whose behalf it performs + the protection operation. In cases when the repair stream covers + packets from multiple source RTP streams with different CNAME + values and none of these CNAME values can be associated with the + entity generating the FEC stream, any of these CNAME values MAY be + used. + + In some networks, the RTP Source, which produces the source + packets, and the FEC Source, which generates the repair packets + from the source packets, may not be the same host. In such + scenarios, using the same CNAME for the source and repair RTP + streams means that the RTP Source and the FEC Source will share + the same CNAME (for this specific source-repair stream + association). A common CNAME may be produced based on an + algorithm that is known both to the RTP and FEC Source [RFC7022]. + This usage is compliant with [RFC3550]. + + Note that due to the randomness of the SSRC assignments, there is + a possibility of SSRC collision. In such cases, the collisions + must be resolved as described in [RFC3550]. + +4.2.2. FEC Header of FEC Repair Packets + + The format of the FEC header has three variants, depending on the + values in the first two bits (R and F bits) as shown in Figure 10. + Note that R and F stand for "retransmit" and "fixed block", + respectively. Two of these variants are meant to describe different + methods for deriving the source data from a source packet for a + repair packet. This allows for customizing the FEC method to allow + for robustness against different levels of burst errors and random + packet losses. The third variant is for a straight retransmission of + the source packet. + + 0 1 2 3 + 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + |R|F|P|X| CC |M| PT recovery | ...varies depending on R/F... | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | | + | ...varies depending on R/F... | + | | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + : Repair Payload follows FEC header : + : : + + Figure 10: FEC header + + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 15] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + + The Repair Payload, which follows the FEC header, includes repair of + everything following the fixed 12-byte RTP header of each source + packet, including any CSRC identifier list and header extensions if + present. An overview on how the Repair Payload can be used to + recover source packets is provided in Section 6. + + +---+---+-----------------------------------------------------+ + | R | F | FEC header variant | + +---+---+-----------------------------------------------------+ + | 0 | 0 | Flexible FEC Mask fields indicate source packets | + | 0 | 1 | Fixed FEC L/D (cols/rows) indicate source packets | + | 1 | 0 | Retransmission of a single source packet | + | 1 | 1 | Reserved for future use, MUST NOT send, MUST ignore | + +---+---+-----------------------------------------------------+ + + Figure 11: R and F Bit Values for FEC Header Variants + + The first variant, when R=0 and F=0, has a mask to signal protected + source packets, as shown in Figure 12. + + The second variant, when R=0 and F=1, has a number of columns (L) and + rows (D) to signal protected source packets, as shown in Figure 13. + + The final variant, when R=1 and F=0, is a retransmission format as + shown in Figure 15. + + No variant presently uses R=1 and F=1, which is reserved for future + use. Current FLEX FEC implementations MUST NOT send packets with + this variant, and receivers MUST ignore these packets. Future FLEX + FEC implementations may use this by updating the media type + registration. + + The FEC header for all variants consists of the following common + fields: + + o The R bit MUST be set to 1 to indicate a retransmission packet, + and MUST be set to 0 for FEC repair packets. + + o The F bit indicates the type of FEC repair packets, as shown in + Figure 11, when the R bit is 0. The F bit MUST be set to 0 when + the R bit is 1 for retransmission packets. + + o The P, X, CC, M, and PT recovery fields are used to determine the + corresponding fields of the recovered packets (see also + Section 6.3.2). + + + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 16] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + +4.2.2.1. FEC Header with Flexible Mask + + When R=0 and F=0, the FEC header includes flexible Mask fields. + + 0 1 2 3 + 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + |0|0|P|X| CC |M| PT recovery | length recovery | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | TS recovery | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | SN base_i |k| Mask [0-14] | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + |k| Mask [15-45] (optional) | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Mask [46-109] (optional) | + | | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | ... next SN base and Mask for CSRC_i in CSRC list ... | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + : Repair Payload follows FEC header : + : : + + Figure 12: FEC Header for F=0 + + o The Length recovery (16 bits) field is used to determine the + length of the recovered packets. This length includes all octets + following the fixed 12-byte RTP header of source packets, + including CSRC list and optional header extension(s) if present. + It excludes the fixed 12-byte RTP header of source packets. + + o The TS recovery (32 bits) field is used to determine the timestamp + of the recovered packets. + + o The CSRC_i (32 bits) field in the RTP header (not FEC header) + describes the SSRC of the source packets protected by this + particular FEC packet. If a FEC packet protects multiple SSRCs + (indicated by the CSRC Count > 1 in the RTP header), there will be + multiple blocks of data containing the SN base and Mask fields. + + o The SN base_i (16 bits) field indicates the lowest sequence + number, taking wrap around into account, of the source packets for + a particular SSRC (indicated in CSRC_i) protected by this repair + packet. + + + + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 17] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + + o The Mask fields indicate a bitmask of which source packets are + protected by this FEC repair packet, where bit j of the mask set + to 1 indicates that the source packet with Sequence Number (SN + base_i + j) is protected by this FEC repair packet, where j=0 is + the most significant bit in the mask. + + o The k-bit in the bitmasks indicates if the mask is 15, 46, or 110 + bits. k=1 denotes that another mask follows, and k=0 denotes that + it is the last block of mask. + + o The Repair Payload, which follows the FEC header, includes repair + of everything following the fixed 12-byte RTP header of each + source packet, including any CSRC identifier list and header + extensions if present. + +4.2.2.2. FEC Header with Fixed L Columns and D Rows + + When R=0 and F=1, the FEC header includes L and D fields for fixed + columns and rows. The other fields are the same as the prior + section. As in the previous section, the CSRC_i (32 bits) field in + the RTP header (not FEC Header) describes the SSRC of the source + packets protected by this particular FEC packet. If there are + multiple SSRC's protected by the FEC packet, then there will be + multiple blocks of data containing an SN base along with L and D + fields. + + 0 1 2 3 + 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + |0|1|P|X| CC |M| PT recovery | length recovery | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | TS recovery | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | SN base_i | L (columns) | D (rows) | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | ... next SN base and L/D for CSRC_i in CSRC list ... | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + : Repair Payload follows FEC header : + : : + + Figure 13: FEC Header for F=1 + + + + + + + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 18] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + + Consequently, the following conditions occur for L and D values: + + If L=0, D=0, reserved for future use, + MUST NOT send, MUST ignore if received. + + If L>0, D=0, indicates row FEC, and no column FEC will follow (1D). + Source packets for each row: SN, SN+1, ..., SN+(L-1) + + If L>0, D=1, indicates row FEC, and column FEC will follow (2D). + Source packets for each row: SN, SN+1, ..., SN+(L-1) + Source packets for each col: SN, SN+L, ..., SN+(D-1)*L + After all row FEC packets have been sent, + the column FEC packets will be sent. + + If L>0, D>1, indicates column FEC of every L packet, D times. + Source packets for each col: SN, SN+L, ..., SN+(D-1)*L + + Figure 14: Interpreting the L and D Field Values + + Given the 8-bit limit on L and D (as depicted in Figure 13), the + maximum value of either parameter is 255. If L=0 and D=0 are in a + packet, then the repair packet MUST be ignored by the receiver. In + addition, when L=1 and D=0, the repair packet becomes a + retransmission of a corresponding source packet. + + The values of L and D for a given block of recovery data will + correspond to the type of recovery in use for that block of data. In + particular, for 2-D repair, the (L,D) values may not be constant + across all packets for a given SSRC being repaired. Similarly, the L + and D values can differ across different blocks of repair data + (repairing different SSRCs) in a single packet. If the values of L + and D result in a repair packet that exceed the repair window of the + FLEX FEC session, then the repair packet MUST be ignored. + + It should be noted that the flexible mask-based approach may be + inefficient for protecting a large number of source packets, or + impossible to signal if larger than the largest mask size. In such + cases, the fixed columns and rows variant may be more useful. + +4.2.2.3. FEC Header for Retransmissions + + When R=1 and F=0, the FEC packet is a retransmission of a single + source packet. Note that the layout of this retransmission packet is + different from other FEC repair packets. The Sequence Number (SN + base_i) replaces the length recovery in the FEC header, since the + length is already known for a single packet. There are no L, D, or + Mask fields, since only a single packet is retransmitted, identified + by the Sequence Number in the FEC header. The source packet SSRC is + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 19] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + + included in the FEC header for retransmissions, not in the RTP header + CSRC list as in the FEC header variants with R=0. When performing + retransmissions, a single repair packet stream (SSRC) MAY be used for + retransmitting packets from multiple source packet streams (SSRCs), + as well as transmitting FEC repair packets that protect multiple + source packet streams (SSRCs). + + This FEC header layout is identical to the source RTP (version 2) + packet, starting with its RTP header, where the retransmission + "payload" is everything following the fixed 12-byte RTP header of the + source packet, including the CSRC list and extensions if present. + Therefore, the only operation needed for sending retransmissions is + to prepend a new RTP header to the source packet. + + 0 1 2 3 + 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + |1|0|P|X| CC |M| Payload Type| Sequence Number | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | Timestamp | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + | SSRC | + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + : Retransmission Payload follows FEC header : + : : + + Figure 15: FEC Header for Retransmission + +5. Payload Format Parameters + + This section provides the media subtype registration for the non- + interleaved and interleaved parity FEC. The parameters that are + required to configure the FEC encoding and decoding operations are + also defined in this section. If no specific FEC code is specified + in the subtype, then the FEC code defaults to the parity code defined + in this specification. + +5.1. Media Type Registration -- Parity Codes + + This registration is done using the template defined in [RFC6838] and + following the guidance provided in [RFC4855] along with [RFC4856]. + + + + + + + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 20] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + +5.1.1. Registration of audio/flexfec + + Type name: audio + + Subtype name: flexfec + + Required parameters: + + o rate: The RTP timestamp (clock) rate. The rate SHALL be larger + than 1000 Hz to provide sufficient resolution to RTCP operations. + However, it is RECOMMENDED to select the rate that matches the + rate of the protected source RTP stream. + + o repair-window: The time that spans the source packets and the + corresponding repair packets. The size of the repair window is + specified in microseconds. + + Encoding considerations: This media type is framed (see Section 4.8 + in the template document [RFC6838]) and contains binary data. + + Security considerations: See Section 9 of [RFC8627]. + + Interoperability considerations: None. + + Published specification: [RFC8627]. + + Applications that use this media type: Multimedia applications that + want to improve resiliency against packet loss by sending redundant + data in addition to the source media. + + Fragment identifier considerations: None. + + Additional information: None. + + Person & email address to contact for further information: + IESG <iesg@ietf.org> and IETF Audio/Video Transport Payloads Working + Group (or its successor as delegated by the IESG). + + Intended usage: COMMON. + + Restrictions on usage: This media type depends on RTP framing; hence, + it is only defined for transport via RTP [RFC3550]. + + Author: Varun Singh <varun@callstats.io>. + + Change controller: IETF Audio/Video Transport Payloads Working Group + delegated from the IESG (or its successor as delegated by the IESG). + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 21] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + +5.1.2. Registration of video/flexfec + + Type name: video + + Subtype name: flexfec + + Required parameters: + + o rate: The RTP timestamp (clock) rate. The rate SHALL be larger + than 1000 Hz to provide sufficient resolution to RTCP operations. + However, it is RECOMMENDED to select the rate that matches the + rate of the protected source RTP stream. + + o repair-window: The time that spans the source packets and the + corresponding repair packets. The size of the repair window is + specified in microseconds. + + Encoding considerations: This media type is framed (see Section 4.8 + in the template document [RFC6838]) and contains binary data. + + Security considerations: See Section 9 of [RFC8627]. + + Interoperability considerations: None. + + Published specification: [RFC8627]. + + Applications that use this media type: Multimedia applications that + want to improve resiliency against packet loss by sending redundant + data in addition to the source media. + + Fragment identifier considerations: None. + + Additional information: None. + + Person & email address to contact for further information: + IESG <iesg@ietf.org> and IETF Audio/Video Transport Payloads Working + Group (or its successor as delegated by the IESG). + + Intended usage: COMMON. + + Restrictions on usage: This media type depends on RTP framing; hence, + it is only defined for transport via RTP [RFC3550]. + + Author: Varun Singh <varun@callstats.io>. + + Change controller: IETF Audio/Video Transport Payloads Working Group + delegated from the IESG (or its successor as delegated by the IESG). + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 22] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + +5.1.3. Registration of text/flexfec + + Type name: text + + Subtype name: flexfec + + Required parameters: + + o rate: The RTP timestamp (clock) rate. The rate SHALL be larger + than 1000 Hz to provide sufficient resolution to RTCP operations. + However, it is RECOMMENDED to select the rate that matches the + rate of the protected source RTP stream. + + o repair-window: The time that spans the source packets and the + corresponding repair packets. The size of the repair window is + specified in microseconds. + + Encoding considerations: This media type is framed (see Section 4.8 + in the template document [RFC6838]) and contains binary data. + + Security considerations: See Section 9 of [RFC8627]. + + Interoperability considerations: None. + + Published specification: [RFC8627]. + + Applications that use this media type: Multimedia applications that + want to improve resiliency against packet loss by sending redundant + data in addition to the source media. + + Fragment identifier considerations: None. + + Additional information: None. + + Person & email address to contact for further information: + IESG <iesg@ietf.org> and IETF Audio/Video Transport Payloads Working + Group (or its successor as delegated by the IESG). + + Intended usage: COMMON. + + Restrictions on usage: This media type depends on RTP framing; hence, + it is only defined for transport via RTP [RFC3550]. + + Author: Varun Singh <varun@callstats.io>. + + Change controller: IETF Audio/Video Transport Payloads Working Group + delegated from the IESG (or its successor as delegated by the IESG). + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 23] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + +5.1.4. Registration of application/flexfec + + Type name: application + + Subtype name: flexfec + + Required parameters: + + o rate: The RTP timestamp (clock) rate. The rate SHALL be larger + than 1000 Hz to provide sufficient resolution to RTCP operations. + However, it is RECOMMENDED to select the rate that matches the + rate of the protected source RTP stream. + + o repair-window: The time that spans the source packets and the + corresponding repair packets. The size of the repair window is + specified in microseconds. + + Encoding considerations: This media type is framed (see Section 4.8 + in the template document [RFC6838]) and contains binary data. + + Security considerations: See Section 9 of [RFC8627]. + + Interoperability considerations: None. + + Published specification: [RFC8627]. + + Applications that use this media type: Multimedia applications that + want to improve resiliency against packet loss by sending redundant + data in addition to the source media. + + Fragment identifier considerations: None. + + Additional information: None. + + Person & email address to contact for further information: + IESG <iesg@ietf.org> and IETF Audio/Video Transport Payloads Working + Group (or its successor as delegated by the IESG). + + Intended usage: COMMON. + + Restrictions on usage: This media type depends on RTP framing; hence, + it is only defined for transport via RTP [RFC3550]. + + Author: Varun Singh <varun@callstats.io>. + + Change controller: IETF Audio/Video Transport Payloads Working Group + delegated from the IESG (or its successor as delegated by the IESG). + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 24] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + +5.2. Mapping to SDP Parameters + + Applications that use the RTP transport commonly use the Session + Description Protocol (SDP) [RFC4566] to describe their RTP sessions. + The information that is used to specify the media types in an RTP + session has specific mappings to the fields in an SDP description. + This section provides these mappings for the media subtypes + registered by this document. Note that if an application does not + use SDP to describe the RTP sessions, an appropriate mapping must be + defined and used to specify the media types and their parameters for + the control/description protocol employed by the application. + + The mapping of the media type specification for "flexfec" and its + associated parameters in SDP is as follows: + + o The media type (e.g., "application") goes into the "m=" line as + the media name. + + o The media subtype goes into the "a=rtpmap" line as the encoding + name. The RTP clock rate parameter ("rate") also goes into the + "a=rtpmap" line as the clock rate. + + o The remaining required payload-format-specific parameters go into + the "a=fmtp" line by copying them directly from the media type + string as a semicolon-separated list of parameter=value pairs. + + SDP examples are provided in Section 7.1. + +5.2.1. Offer/Answer Model Considerations + + When offering parity FEC over RTP using SDP in an Offer/Answer model + [RFC3264], the following considerations apply: + + o A sender application will indicate a repair window consistent with + the desired amount of protection. Since the sender can change the + FEC configuration on a packet-by-packet basis, note that the + receiver must support any valid FLEX FEC configuration within the + repair window associated with the offer (see Section 4.2.2). If + the receiver cannot support the offered repair window it MUST + reject the offer. + + o The size of the repair-window is related to the maximum delay + between the transmission of a source packet and the associated + repair packet. This directly impacts the buffering requirement on + the receiver side and the receiver must consider this when + choosing an offer. + + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 25] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + + o Any unknown option in the offer must be ignored and deleted from + the answer (see Section 6 of [RFC3264]). If FEC is not desired by + the receiver, it can be deleted from the answer. + +5.2.2. Declarative Considerations + + In declarative usage, like SDP in the Real-time Streaming Protocol + (RTSP, for RTSP 1.0 see [RFC2326] and for RTSP 2.0 see [RFC7826]) or + the Session Announcement Protocol (SAP) [RFC2974], the following + considerations apply: + + o The payload format configuration parameters are all declarative + and a participant MUST use the configuration that is provided for + the session. + + o More than one configuration may be provided (if desired) by + declaring multiple RTP payload types. In that case, the receivers + should choose the repair stream that is best for them. + +6. Protection and Recovery Procedures -- Parity Codes + + This section provides a complete specification of the 1-D and 2-D + parity codes and their RTP payload formats. It does not apply to the + single packet retransmission format (R=1 in the FEC header). + +6.1. Overview + + The following sections specify the steps involved in generating the + repair packets and reconstructing the missing source packets from the + repair packets. + +6.2. Repair Packet Construction + + The RTP header of a repair packet is formed based on the guidelines + given in Section 4.2. + + The FEC header and Repair Payload of repair packets are formed by + applying the XOR operation on the bit strings that are generated from + the individual source packets protected by this particular repair + packet. The set of the source packets that are associated with a + given repair packet can be computed by the formula given in + Section 6.3.1. + + The bit string is formed for each source packet by concatenating the + following fields together in the order specified: + + o The first 16 bits of the RTP header (16 bits), though the first + two (version) bits will be ignored by the recovery procedure. + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 26] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + + o Unsigned network-ordered 16-bit representation of the source + packet length in bytes minus 12 (for the fixed RTP header), i.e., + the sum of the lengths of all the following if present: the CSRC + list, extension header, RTP payload, and RTP padding (16 bits). + + o The timestamp of the RTP header (32 bits). + + o All octets after the fixed 12-byte RTP header. (Note the SSRC + field is skipped.) + + The FEC bit string is generated by applying the parity operation on + the bit strings produced from the source packets. The FEC header is + generated from the FEC bit string as follows: + + o The first (most significant) 2 bits in the FEC bit string, which + contain the RTP version field, are skipped. The R and F bits in + the FEC header are set to the appropriate value, i.e., it depends + on the chosen format variant. As a consequence of overwriting the + RTP version field with the R and F bits, this payload format only + supports RTP version 2. + + o The next bit in the FEC bit string is written into the P recovery + bit in the FEC header. + + o The next bit in the FEC bit string is written into the X recovery + bit in the FEC header. + + o The next 4 bits of the FEC bit string are written into the CC + recovery field in the FEC header. + + o The next bit is written into the M recovery bit in the FEC header. + + o The next 7 bits of the FEC bit string are written into the PT + recovery field in the FEC header. + + o The next 16 bits are written into the length recovery field in the + FEC header. + + o The next 32 bits of the FEC bit string are written into the TS + recovery field in the FEC header. + + o The lowest Sequence Number of the source packets protected by this + repair packet is written into the Sequence Number Base field in + the FEC header. This needs to be repeated for each SSRC that has + packets included in the source block. + + + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 27] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + + o Depending on the chosen FEC header variant, the mask(s) is set + when F=0 or the L and D values are set when F=1. This needs to be + repeated for each SSRC that has packets included in the source + block. + + o The rest of the FEC bit string, which contains everything after + the fixed 12-byte RTP header of the source packet, is written into + the Repair Payload following the FEC header, where "Payload" + refers to everything after the fixed 12-byte RTP header, including + extensions, CSRC list, true payloads, and padding. + + If the lengths of the source packets are not equal, each shorter + packet MUST be padded to the length of the longest packet by adding + octet zeros at the end. + + Due to this possible padding and mandatory FEC header, a repair + packet has a larger size than the source packets it protects. This + may cause problems if the resulting repair packet size exceeds the + Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) size of the path over which the + repair stream is sent. + +6.3. Source Packet Reconstruction + + This section describes the recovery procedures that are required to + reconstruct the missing source packets. The recovery process has two + steps. In the first step, the FEC decoder determines which source + and repair packets should be used in order to recover a missing + packet. In the second step, the decoder recovers the missing packet, + which consists of an RTP header and RTP payload. + + The following describes the RECOMMENDED algorithms for the first and + second steps. Based on the implementation, different algorithms MAY + be adopted. However, the end result MUST be identical to the one + produced by the algorithms described below. + + Note that the same algorithms are used by the 1-D parity codes, + regardless of whether the FEC protection is applied over a column or + a row. The 2-D parity codes, on the other hand, usually require + multiple iterations of the procedures described here. This iterative + decoding algorithm is further explained in Section 6.3.4. + +6.3.1. Associating the Source and Repair Packets + + Before associating source and repair packets, the receiver must know + in which RTP sessions the source and repair, respectively, are being + sent. After this is established by the receiver, the first step is + associating the source and repair packets. This association can be + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 28] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + + via flexible bitmasks or fixed L and D offsets, which can be in the + FEC header or signaled in SDP in optional payload format parameters + when L=D=0 in the FEC header. + +6.3.1.1. Using Bitmasks + + To use flexible bitmasks, the first two FEC header bits MUST have R=0 + and F=0. A 15-bit, 46-bit, or 110-bit mask indicates which source + packets are protected by a FEC repair packet. If the bit i in the + mask is set to 1, the source packet number N + i is protected by this + FEC repair packet, where N is the Sequence Number base indicated in + the FEC header. The most significant bit of the mask corresponds to + i=0. The least significant bit of the mask corresponds to i=14 in + the 15-bit mask, i=45 in the 46-bit mask, or i=109 in the 110-bit + mask. + + The bitmasks are able to represent arbitrary protection patterns, for + example, 1-D interleaved, 1-D non-interleaved, 2-D. + +6.3.1.2. Using L and D Offsets + + Denote the set of the source packets associated with repair packet p* + by set T(p*). Note that in a source block whose size is L columns by + D rows, set T includes D source packets plus one repair packet for + the FEC protection applied over a column, and it includes L source + packets plus one repair packet for the FEC protection applied over a + row. Recall that 1-D interleaved and non-interleaved FEC protection + can fully recover the missing information if there is only one source + packet missing per column or row in set T. If more than one source + packet is missing per column or row in set T, 1-D FEC protection may + fail to recover all the missing information. + + When the value of L is non-zero, the 8-bit fields indicate the offset + of packets protected by an interleaved (D>0) or non-interleaved (D=0) + FEC packet. Using a combination of interleaved and non-interleaved + FEC repair packets can form 2-D protection patterns. + + Mathematically, for any received repair packet, p*, the sequence + numbers of the source packets that are protected by this repair + packet are determined as follows, where SN is the Sequence Number + base in the FEC header: + + For each SSRC (in CSRC list): + When D <= 1: Source packets for each row: SN, SN+1, ..., SN+(L-1) + When D > 1: Source packets for each col: SN, SN+L, ..., SN+(D-1)*L + + + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 29] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + +6.3.2. Recovering the RTP Header + + For a given set T, the procedure for the recovery of the RTP header + of the missing packet, whose Sequence Number is denoted by SEQNUM, is + as follows: + + 1. For each of the source packets that are successfully received in + T, compute the 80-bit string by concatenating the first 64 bits + of their RTP header and the unsigned network-ordered 16-bit + representation of their length in bytes minus 12. + + 2. For the repair packet in T, extract the FEC bit string as the + first 80 bits of the FEC header. + + 3. Calculate the recovered bit string as the XOR of the bit strings + generated from all source packets in T and the FEC bit string + generated from the repair packet in T. + + 4. Create a new packet with the standard 12-byte RTP header and no + payload. + + 5. Set the version of the new packet to 2. Skip the first 2 bits + in the recovered bit string. + + 6. Set the Padding bit in the new packet to the next bit in the + recovered bit string. + + 7. Set the Extension bit in the new packet to the next bit in the + recovered bit string. + + 8. Set the CC field to the next 4 bits in the recovered bit string. + + 9. Set the Marker bit in the new packet to the next bit in the + recovered bit string. + + 10. Set the Payload type in the new packet to the next 7 bits in the + recovered bit string. + + 11. Set the SN field in the new packet to SEQNUM. + + 12. Take the next 16 bits of the recovered bit string and set the + new variable Y to whatever unsigned integer this represents + (assuming network order). Convert Y to host order. Y + represents the length of the new packet in bytes minus 12 (for + the fixed RTP header), i.e., the sum of the lengths of all the + following if present: the CSRC list, header extension, RTP + payload, and RTP padding. + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 30] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + + 13. Set the TS field in the new packet to the next 32 bits in the + recovered bit string. + + 14. Set the SSRC of the new packet to the SSRC of the missing source + RTP stream. + + This procedure recovers the header of an RTP packet up to (and + including) the SSRC field. + +6.3.3. Recovering the RTP Payload + + Following the recovery of the RTP header, the procedure for the + recovery of the RTP "payload" is as follows, where "payload" refers + to everything following the fixed 12-byte RTP header, including + extensions, CSRC list, true payload, and padding. + + 1. Allocate Y additional bytes for the new packet generated in + Section 6.3.2. + + 2. For each of the source packets that are successfully received in + T, compute the bit string from the Y octets of data starting with + the 13th octet of the packet. If any of the bit strings + generated from the source packets has a length shorter than Y, + pad them to that length. The zero-padding octets MUST be added + at the end of the bit string. Note that the information of the + first 8 octets are protected by the FEC header. + + 3. For the repair packet in T, compute the FEC bit string from the + repair packet payload, i.e., the Y octets of data following the + FEC header. Note that the FEC header may be different sizes + depending on the variant and bitmask size. + + 4. Calculate the recovered bit string as the XOR of the bit strings + generated from all source packets in T and the FEC bit string + generated from the repair packet in T. + + 5. Set the last Y octets in the new packet to the recovered bit + string. + +6.3.4. Iterative Decoding Algorithm for the 2-D Parity FEC Protection + + In 2-D parity FEC protection, the sender generates both non- + interleaved and interleaved FEC repair packets to combat with the + mixed loss patterns (random and bursty). At the receiver side, these + FEC packets are used iteratively to overcome the shortcomings of the + 1-D non-interleaved/interleaved FEC protection and improve the + chances of full error recovery. + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 31] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + + The iterative decoding algorithm runs as follows: + + 1. Set num_recovered_until_this_iteration to zero + + 2. Set num_recovered_so_far to zero + + 3. Recover as many source packets as possible by using the non- + interleaved FEC repair packets as outlined in Sections 6.3.2 and + 6.3.3 and increase the value of num_recovered_so_far by the + number of recovered source packets. + + 4. Recover as many source packets as possible by using the + interleaved FEC repair packets as outlined in Sections 6.3.2 and + 6.3.3 and increase the value of num_recovered_so_far by the + number of recovered source packets. + + 5. If num_recovered_so_far > num_recovered_until_this_iteration + ---num_recovered_until_this_iteration = num_recovered_so_far + ---Go to step 3 + Else + ---Terminate + + The algorithm terminates either when all missing source packets are + fully recovered or when there are still remaining missing source + packets but the FEC repair packets are not able to recover any more + source packets. For the example scenarios when the 2-D parity FEC + protection fails full recovery, refer to Section 1.1.4. Upon + termination, variable num_recovered_so_far has a value equal to the + total number of recovered source packets. + + Example: + + Suppose that the receiver experienced the loss pattern sketched in + Figure 16. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 32] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + + +---+ +---+ +===+ + X X | 3 | | 4 | |R_1| + +---+ +---+ +===+ + + +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+ +===+ + | 5 | | 6 | | 7 | | 8 | |R_2| + +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+ +===+ + + +---+ +---+ +===+ + | 9 | X X | 12| |R_3| + +---+ +---+ +===+ + + +===+ +===+ +===+ +===+ + |C_1| |C_2| |C_3| |C_4| + +===+ +===+ +===+ +===+ + + Figure 16: Example: Loss Pattern for the Iterative Decoding Algorithm + + The receiver executes the iterative decoding algorithm and recovers + source packets #1 and #11 in the first iteration. The resulting + pattern is sketched in Figure 17. + + +---+ +---+ +---+ +===+ + | 1 | X | 3 | | 4 | |R_1| + +---+ +---+ +---+ +===+ + + +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+ +===+ + | 5 | | 6 | | 7 | | 8 | |R_2| + +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+ +===+ + + +---+ +---+ +---+ +===+ + | 9 | X | 11| | 12| |R_3| + +---+ +---+ +---+ +===+ + + +===+ +===+ +===+ +===+ + |C_1| |C_2| |C_3| |C_4| + +===+ +===+ +===+ +===+ + + Figure 17: The Resulting Pattern after the First Iteration + + Since the if condition holds true, the receiver runs a new iteration. + In the second iteration, source packets #2 and #10 are recovered, + resulting in a full recovery as sketched in Figure 18. + + + + + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 33] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + + +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+ +===+ + | 1 | | 2 | | 3 | | 4 | |R_1| + +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+ +===+ + + +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+ +===+ + | 5 | | 6 | | 7 | | 8 | |R_2| + +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+ +===+ + + +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+ +===+ + | 9 | | 10| | 11| | 12| |R_3| + +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+ +===+ + + +===+ +===+ +===+ +===+ + |C_1| |C_2| |C_3| |C_4| + +===+ +===+ +===+ +===+ + + Figure 18: The Resulting Pattern after the Second Iteration + +7. Signaling Requirements + + Out-of-band signaling should be designed to enable the receiver to + identify the RTP streams associated with source packets and repair + packets, respectively. At a minimum, the signaling must be designed + to allow the receiver to: + + o Determine whether one or more source RTP streams will be sent. + + o Determine whether one or more repair RTP streams will be sent. + + o Associate the appropriate SSRC's to both source and repair + streams. + + o Clearly identify which SSRC's are associated with each source + block. + + o Clearly identify which repair packets correspond to which source + blocks. + + o Make use of repair packets to recover source data associated with + specific SSRC's. + + This section provides several Session Description Protocol (SDP) + examples to demonstrate how these requirements can be met. + + + + + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 34] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + +7.1. SDP Examples + + This section provides two SDP [RFC4566] examples. The examples use + the FEC grouping semantics defined in [RFC5956]. + +7.1.1. Example SDP for Flexible FEC Protection with In-Band SSRC + Mapping + + In this example, we have one source video stream and one FEC repair + stream. The source and repair streams are multiplexed on different + SSRCs. The repair window is set to 200 ms. + + v=0 + o=mo 1122334455 1122334466 IN IP4 fec.example.com + s=FlexFEC minimal SDP signaling Example + t=0 0 + m=video 30000 RTP/AVP 96 98 + c=IN IP4 233.252.0.1/127 + a=rtpmap:96 VP8/90000 + a=rtpmap:98 flexfec/90000 + a=fmtp:98; repair-window=200000 + + +7.1.2. Example SDP for Flexible FEC Protection with Explicit Signaling + in the SDP + + This example shows one source video stream (ssrc:1234) and one FEC + repair streams (ssrc:2345). One FEC group is formed with the + "a=ssrc-group:FEC-FR 1234 2345" line. The source and repair streams + are multiplexed on different SSRCs. The repair window is set to 200 + ms. + + v=0 + o=ali 1122334455 1122334466 IN IP4 fec.example.com + s=2-D Parity FEC with no in band signaling Example + t=0 0 + m=video 30000 RTP/AVP 100 110 + c=IN IP4 192.0.2.0/24 + a=rtpmap:100 MP2T/90000 + a=rtpmap:110 flexfec/90000 + a=fmtp:110; repair-window:200000 + a=ssrc:1234 + a=ssrc:2345 + a=ssrc-group:FEC-FR 1234 2345 + + + + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 35] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + +7.2. On the Use of the RTP Stream Identifier Source Description + + The RTP Stream Identifier Source Description [RTP-SDES] is a format + that can be used to identify a single RTP source stream along with an + associated repair stream. However, this specification already + defines a method of source and repair stream identification that can + enable protection of multiple source streams with a single repair + stream. Therefore, the RTP Stream Identifier Source Description + SHOULD NOT be used for the Flexible FEC payload format. + +8. Congestion Control Considerations + + FEC is an effective approach to provide applications resiliency + against packet losses. However, in networks where the congestion is + a major contributor to the packet loss, the potential impacts of + using FEC should be considered carefully before injecting the repair + streams into the network. In particular, in bandwidth-limited + networks, FEC repair streams may consume a significant part of the + available bandwidth and, consequently, may congest the network. In + such cases, the applications MUST NOT arbitrarily increase the amount + of FEC protection since doing so may lead to a congestion collapse. + If desired, stronger FEC protection MAY be applied only after the + source rate has been reduced. + + In a network-friendly implementation, an application should avoid + sending/receiving FEC repair streams if it knows that sending/ + receiving those FEC repair streams would not help at all in + recovering the missing packets. Examples of where FEC would not be + beneficial are (1) if the successful recovery rate as determined by + RTCP feedback is low (see [RFC5725] and [RFC7509] and (2) the + application has a smaller latency requirement than the repair window + adopted by the FEC configuration based on the expected burst loss + duration and the target FEC overhead. It is RECOMMENDED that the + amount and type (row, column, or both) of FEC protection is adjusted + dynamically based on the packet loss rate and burst loss length + observed by the applications. + + In multicast scenarios, it may be difficult to optimize the FEC + protection per receiver. If there is a large variation among the + levels of FEC protection needed by different receivers, it is + RECOMMENDED that the sender offer multiple repair streams with + different levels of FEC protection and the receivers join the + corresponding multicast sessions to receive the repair stream(s) that + is best for them. + + + + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 36] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + +9. Security Considerations + + RTP packets using the payload format defined in this specification + are subject to the security considerations discussed in the RTP + specification [RFC3550] and in any applicable RTP profile. The main + security considerations for the RTP packet carrying the RTP payload + format defined within this memo are confidentiality, integrity, and + source authenticity. Confidentiality can be provided by encrypting + the RTP payload. Integrity of the RTP packets is achieved through a + suitable cryptographic integrity protection mechanism. Such a + cryptographic system may also allow the authentication of the source + of the payload. A suitable security mechanism for this RTP payload + format should provide confidentiality, integrity protection, and at + least source authentication capable of determining if an RTP packet + is from a member of the RTP session. + + Note that the appropriate mechanism to provide security to RTP and + payloads following this memo may vary. It is dependent on the + application, transport, and signaling protocol employed. Therefore, + a single mechanism is not sufficient; although, if suitable, using + the Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP) [RFC3711] is + recommended. Other mechanisms that may be used are IPsec [RFC4301], + and Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS, see [RFC6347]) when used + along with RTP-over-UDP; other alternatives may exist. + + Given that FLEX FEC enables the protection of multiple source + streams, there exists the possibility that multiple source buffers + may be created that may not be used. An attacker could leverage + unused source buffers as a means of occupying memory in a FLEX FEC + endpoint. In addition, an attack against the FEC parameters + themselves (e.g., repair window or D or L values) can result in a + receiver having to allocate source buffer space that may also lead to + excessive consumption of resources. Similarly, a network attacker + could modify the recovery fields corresponding to packet lengths + (assuming there are no message integrity mechanisms), which, in turn, + could force unnecessarily large memory allocations at the receiver. + Moreover, the application source data may not be perfectly matched + with FLEX FEC Source partitioning. If this is the case, there is a + possibility for unprotected source data if, for instance, the FLEX + FEC implementation discards data that does not fit perfectly into its + source processing requirements. + +10. IANA Considerations + + New media subtypes are subject to IANA registration. For the + registration of the payload formats and their parameters introduced + in this document, refer to Section 5.1. + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 37] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + +11. References + +11.1. Normative References + + [RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate + Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, + DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997, + <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>. + + [RFC3264] Rosenberg, J. and H. Schulzrinne, "An Offer/Answer Model + with Session Description Protocol (SDP)", RFC 3264, + DOI 10.17487/RFC3264, June 2002, + <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3264>. + + [RFC3550] Schulzrinne, H., Casner, S., Frederick, R., and V. + Jacobson, "RTP: A Transport Protocol for Real-Time + Applications", STD 64, RFC 3550, DOI 10.17487/RFC3550, + July 2003, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3550>. + + [RFC4566] Handley, M., Jacobson, V., and C. Perkins, "SDP: Session + Description Protocol", RFC 4566, DOI 10.17487/RFC4566, + July 2006, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4566>. + + [RFC4855] Casner, S., "Media Type Registration of RTP Payload + Formats", RFC 4855, DOI 10.17487/RFC4855, February 2007, + <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4855>. + + [RFC4856] Casner, S., "Media Type Registration of Payload Formats in + the RTP Profile for Audio and Video Conferences", + RFC 4856, DOI 10.17487/RFC4856, February 2007, + <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4856>. + + [RFC5956] Begen, A., "Forward Error Correction Grouping Semantics in + the Session Description Protocol", RFC 5956, + DOI 10.17487/RFC5956, September 2010, + <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5956>. + + [RFC6363] Watson, M., Begen, A., and V. Roca, "Forward Error + Correction (FEC) Framework", RFC 6363, + DOI 10.17487/RFC6363, October 2011, + <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6363>. + + [RFC6838] Freed, N., Klensin, J., and T. Hansen, "Media Type + Specifications and Registration Procedures", BCP 13, + RFC 6838, DOI 10.17487/RFC6838, January 2013, + <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6838>. + + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 38] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + + [RFC7022] Begen, A., Perkins, C., Wing, D., and E. Rescorla, + "Guidelines for Choosing RTP Control Protocol (RTCP) + Canonical Names (CNAMEs)", RFC 7022, DOI 10.17487/RFC7022, + September 2013, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7022>. + + [RFC8174] Leiba, B., "Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC + 2119 Key Words", BCP 14, RFC 8174, DOI 10.17487/RFC8174, + May 2017, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8174>. + +11.2. Informative References + + [RFC2326] Schulzrinne, H., Rao, A., and R. Lanphier, "Real Time + Streaming Protocol (RTSP)", RFC 2326, + DOI 10.17487/RFC2326, April 1998, + <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2326>. + + [RFC2733] Rosenberg, J. and H. Schulzrinne, "An RTP Payload Format + for Generic Forward Error Correction", RFC 2733, + DOI 10.17487/RFC2733, December 1999, + <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2733>. + + [RFC2974] Handley, M., Perkins, C., and E. Whelan, "Session + Announcement Protocol", RFC 2974, DOI 10.17487/RFC2974, + October 2000, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2974>. + + [RFC3711] Baugher, M., McGrew, D., Naslund, M., Carrara, E., and K. + Norrman, "The Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP)", + RFC 3711, DOI 10.17487/RFC3711, March 2004, + <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc3711>. + + [RFC4301] Kent, S. and K. Seo, "Security Architecture for the + Internet Protocol", RFC 4301, DOI 10.17487/RFC4301, + December 2005, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4301>. + + [RFC4585] Ott, J., Wenger, S., Sato, N., Burmeister, C., and J. Rey, + "Extended RTP Profile for Real-time Transport Control + Protocol (RTCP)-Based Feedback (RTP/AVPF)", RFC 4585, + DOI 10.17487/RFC4585, July 2006, + <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4585>. + + [RFC4588] Rey, J., Leon, D., Miyazaki, A., Varsa, V., and R. + Hakenberg, "RTP Retransmission Payload Format", RFC 4588, + DOI 10.17487/RFC4588, July 2006, + <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4588>. + + [RFC5109] Li, A., Ed., "RTP Payload Format for Generic Forward Error + Correction", RFC 5109, DOI 10.17487/RFC5109, December + 2007, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5109>. + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 39] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + + [RFC5725] Begen, A., Hsu, D., and M. Lague, "Post-Repair Loss RLE + Report Block Type for RTP Control Protocol (RTCP) Extended + Reports (XRs)", RFC 5725, DOI 10.17487/RFC5725, February + 2010, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5725>. + + [RFC6347] Rescorla, E. and N. Modadugu, "Datagram Transport Layer + Security Version 1.2", RFC 6347, DOI 10.17487/RFC6347, + January 2012, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6347>. + + [RFC7509] Huang, R. and V. Singh, "RTP Control Protocol (RTCP) + Extended Report (XR) for Post-Repair Loss Count Metrics", + RFC 7509, DOI 10.17487/RFC7509, May 2015, + <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7509>. + + [RFC7656] Lennox, J., Gross, K., Nandakumar, S., Salgueiro, G., and + B. Burman, Ed., "A Taxonomy of Semantics and Mechanisms + for Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP) Sources", RFC 7656, + DOI 10.17487/RFC7656, November 2015, + <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7656>. + + [RFC7826] Schulzrinne, H., Rao, A., Lanphier, R., Westerlund, M., + and M. Stiemerling, Ed., "Real-Time Streaming Protocol + Version 2.0", RFC 7826, DOI 10.17487/RFC7826, December + 2016, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7826>. + + [RTP-SDES] + Roach, A., Nandakumar, S., and P. Thatcher, "RTP Stream + Identifier Source Description (SDES)", Work in Progress, + draft-ietf-avtext-rid-09, October 2016. + + [SMPTE2022-1] + SMPTE, "Forward Error Correction for Real-Time Video/Audio + Transport over IP Networks", ST 2022-1:2007, SMPTE + Standard, DOI 10.5594/SMPTE.ST2022-1.2007, May 2007. + +Acknowledgments + + Some parts of this document are borrowed from [RFC5109]. Thus, the + author would like to thank the editor of [RFC5109] and those who + contributed to [RFC5109]. + + Thanks to Stephen Botzko, Bernard Aboba, Rasmus Brandt, Brian + Baldino, Roni Even, Stefan Holmer, Jonathan Lennox, and Magnus + Westerlund for providing valuable feedback on earlier draft versions + of this document. + + + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 40] + +RFC 8627 RTP Payload Format for Parity FEC July 2019 + + +Authors' Addresses + + Mo Zanaty + Cisco + Raleigh, NC + United States of America + + Email: mzanaty@cisco.com + + + Varun Singh + CALLSTATS I/O Oy + Annankatu 31-33 C 42 + Helsinki 00101 + Finland + + Email: varun.singh@iki.fi + URI: http://www.callstats.io/ + + + Ali Begen + Networked Media + Konya + Turkey + + Email: ali.begen@networked.media + + + Giridhar Mandyam + Qualcomm Inc. + 5775 Morehouse Drive + San Diego, CA 92121 + United States of America + + Phone: +1 858 651 7200 + Email: mandyam@qti.qualcomm.com + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Zanaty, et al. Standards Track [Page 41] + |