[xiph-rtp] Updated -04 Vorbis-RTP I-D

[Phil Kerr]

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Phil Kerr wrote:

> Hi Jens,
>
> [we've just discussed this off-list and I though it would be best if 
> it moved here]
>
> Having it as a MUST means we prevent packet fragmentation and don't 
> suffer any performance loss with reassembly.  It can be changed to a 
> SHOULD but having it this way seems a more sensible approach.
>
> Anyone else have any feelings either way on switching this?
>
> Cheers
>
> -P
>
>
> Jens Prüfer wrote:
>
>> Hello together,
>>
>> I just read in the darft:
>>
>> "Within an RTP context the maximum Vorbis packet size, including the 
>> RTP and payload headers, MUST be kept below the path MTU to avoid 
>> packet fragmentation."
>>
>> I suggest that MUST should be a SHOULD :) It sure would hurt 
>> performance, but MTU detection for the whole path is not always 
>> trivial, or is it?
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Jens
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