Developing multimedia applications with  JMF         T.G.Venkatesh      
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 Real-time Transport protocol 
•What is RTP  ?
•Defined by Audio Video Transport (AVT) working group of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) .
•It is a transport protocol for streaming media.  Such a protocol requires  …
Ølow latency ( less overhead TCP unsuitable)
ØSequencing ( UDP insufficient)
ØTiming information.
ØField to identify payload type ( format of the media transported)
•RTP packets are typically carried by UDP datagrams.
•RTCP ( RTP Control Protocol )
Øa companion protocol to monitor the quality of data delivery offered by the RTP.