Real-Time Transport Protocol


Real-Time Transport Protocol

(protocol)(RTP) An Internet protocol for transmittingreal-time data such as audio and video. RTP itself doesnot guarantee real-time delivery of data, but it does providemechanisms for the sending and receiving applications tosupport streaming data. Typically, RTP runs on top of theUDP protocol, although the specification is general enoughto support other transport protocols.

RTP has received wide industry support. Netscape intends tobase its LiveMedia technology on RTP, and Microsoft claimsthat its NetMeeting product supports RTP.