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RTP Control Protocol Last modified: Thursday, May 04, 2006
RTP control protocol or RTCP, forms part of the RTP protocol used to carry VoIP communications. RTCP monitors the quality of service (QoS) and to convey information about the participants in an on-going session. It is based on the periodic transmission of control packets to all participants in the session, using the same distribution mechanism as the data packets. See also RTP.
A Starter Kit on VoIP Confused about whether Voice over IP is the way for your business to go? You're not the only one. The technology has been gaining steam in the tech press during the past year, while federal lawmakers and regulators wrangle over who will have the regulatory upper hand. Enterprise VoIP Planet The IT Manager's Guide to Voice over IP RTCP Packet Format This specification defines several RTCP packet types to carry a variety of control information. RTCP Packet Format - Illustrated Header RTCP is the Real-time Transport Control Protocol, which may be used as a lightweight companion to RTP to convey a number of statistics and other information about an RTP flow between recipients and senders.	Related Categories Internet Protocols Internet Telephony Telecommunications Related Terms call agent call detail record call signaling H.323 H.324 media gateway media gateway controller Megaco packet protocol RTP session SIP SIP B softswitch VoIP VoIP Gateway VoIP packet loss IP Phones RTP Control Protocol RTCP Products Shop by Top Models: Cisco SPA509G IP Phone 12 store offers from $164 - $281 Linksys SPA942 IP Phone 19 store offers from $111 - $190 Cisco SPA922-EU IP Phone 15 store offers from $101 - $171 Cisco Small Business Pro SPA941 4-line IP Phone with 1-port Ethernet - VoIP phone - SIP v2 () 4 store offers from $90 - $104 ZyXEL Prestige 2000W IP Wireless Phone 2 store offers from $157 - $161