real-time transport protocol

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Real-Time Transport Protocol
RTP

   <protocol> (RTP) An {Internet} {protocol} for transmitting
   {real-time} data such as {audio} and {video}.  RTP itself does
   not guarantee real-time delivery of data, but it does provide
   mechanisms for the sending and receiving applications to
   support {streaming} data.  Typically, RTP runs on top of the
   {UDP} protocol, although the specification is general enough
   to support other {transport protocols}.

   RTP has received wide industry support.  {Netscape} intends to
   base its {LiveMedia} technology on RTP, and {Microsoft} claims
   that its {NetMeeting} product supports RTP.

   (2003-07-06)