RFC 8836: Congestion Control Requirements for Interactive Real-Time Media

Congestion control is needed for all data transported across the Internet, in order to promote fair usage and prevent congestion collapse. The requirements…

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Outgoing relationships (13 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 3550: RTP: A Transport Protocol for Real-Time Applications
Normative reference — RFC 4585: Extended RTP Profile for Real-time Transport Control Protocol (RTCP)-Based Feedback (RTP/AVPF)
Normative reference — RFC 5124: Extended Secure RTP Profile for Real-time Transport Control Protocol (RTCP)-Based Feedback (RTP/SAVPF)
Normative reference — RFC 8825: Overview: Real-Time Protocols for Browser-Based Applications
Informative reference — RFC 3168: The Addition of Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) to IP
Informative reference — RFC 5348: TCP Friendly Rate Control (TFRC): Protocol Specification
Informative reference — RFC 5506: Support for Reduced-Size Real-Time Transport Control Protocol (RTCP): Opportunities and Consequences
Informative reference — RFC 8083: Multimedia Congestion Control: Circuit Breakers for Unicast RTP Sessions
Informative reference — RFC 8831: WebRTC Data Channels
Informative reference — RFC 5865: A Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) for Capacity-Admitted Traffic
Informative reference — RFC 4828: TCP Friendly Rate Control (TFRC): The Small-Packet (SP) Variant
Informative reference — RFC 7295: Report from the IAB/IRTF Workshop on Congestion Control for Interactive Real-Time Communication

Incoming relationships (3 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 8835: Transports for WebRTC
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8867: Test Cases for Evaluating Congestion Control for Interactive Real-Time Media
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8868: Evaluating Congestion Control for Interactive Real-Time Media