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Use this object to specify Real Time Control Protocol (RTCP) options for the call. RTCP is used to report network traffic congestion data. Various actions (for example call disconnect) may be taken when congestion threshold settings are exceeded.

To View and Edit RTCP Options

On SBC main screen, go to Configuration > Profile Management > Category: Media Profiles > Packet Service Profile >RTCP Options.

Select the desired Packet Service Profile from the drop-down list to view its respective RTCP Options parameters.

The RTCP Options window is displayed.

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1RTCP Options- default window

 

To enable RTCP, click the radio button next to Enable in the Edit RTCP Options window. The appearance of the window changes to the following:

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1Profile Management - Media Profiles - Packet Service Profile - Rtcp Options

 

The following fields are displayed:

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Except RTCP, all the parameters described in the table below are visible only when RTCP is enabled. See Figure 1 and Figure 2 above for the difference.

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1Packet Service Profile - RTCP Options Parameters
 
ParameterDescription
RTCP Rtcp

RTCP is used to report network traffic congestion data. Various actions (for example call disconnect) may be taken when congestion threshold settings are exceeded. The options are:

  • Disable (default)— Do not use RTCP for the call.
     
  • Enable — Use RTCP for the call.
Termination For PassthroughSpecifies RTCP termination behavior for pass-through calls. The options are:
  • Disable Disable (default) — RTCP is relayed between the end points for pass-through calls.
  • Enable — Enable flag this option (as well as RTCP flag) on one leg to terminate RTCP sessions on each leg for pass-through calls. If RTCP and RTCP termination is enabled on one leg of a pass-through call, RTCP is terminated and originated for that leg. If RTCP is enabled on both legs on the pass-through call, irrespective of Termination For PassthrougPassthrough settings, RTCP is always relayed.
Enable RTCPFor Held Calls

If this flag option is enabled, the SBC ignores the configured RR/RS values in the Packet Service Profile and send RR/RS = 0 in the offer/answer and disables RTCP when the call is active. When the call is HELD, and a RE-INVITE is sent, SBC uses the configured values in the Packet Service Profile for RTCP bandwidth and enables RTCP. When the call is RESUMED, SBC again disables RTCP by sending RR/RS=0 in the RE-INVITE.

The value of RR ranges from 100-4000 and the value of RS ranges from 100-3000.

If this flag is disabled, the older behavior of SBC is applicable. options Options are:

  • Disable (default)
  • Enable
RTCP Mux

When this flag option is enabled in the ingress or egress Packet Service Profile, the RTCP-Mux (RTCP multiplexing) is enabled on the respective call leg of the SBC. This flag option is in disabled state by default.

This flag is applicable only for SIP Trunk Groups.

Packet Loss Threshold

Enter a value between 0 or 400-32767 to specify the Packet Loss Threshold (number of lost packets/100,000) which will trigger a Packet Loss Action. This parameter is required if RTCP Rtcp is enabled. When set to “0”, no packet loss inactivity detection is performed. The default value is 0.

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Configuring this parameter to a value less than 400 disables threshold detection, so be sure to use a value in the range of 400 to 32767 to enable threshold detection.

 

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This setting can be used in conjunction with  with  Media Peer Inactivity. To set a media peer inactivity timeout value, see the Media Peer Inactivity parameter in parameter on the Media Peer Inactivity page.

For an example configuration of this parameter, see Packet Service Profile - CLI page.

Rr Bandwidth

Specifies the RTCP bandwidth allocated to active data senders. The value ranges from 100 to 4000 and the default value is 250.

Rs Bandwidth

Specifies the RTCP bandwidth allocated for receivers. The value ranges from 100 to 3000 and the default value is 250.

Packet Loss ActionSpecifies what Packet loss action to take when packet threshold is exceeded. The options are:
  • None (default) — Take no action.
  • Packet Loss Trap — Generate trap.
  • Packet Loss Trap And Disconnect — Generate trap and disconnect.

RTCP Xr

Specifies control of RTCP-XR block processing and statistics collection

  • Disable (default) – retains existing default behavior (no statistics collection)
  • Relay – Allows end-to-end XR block relay (only) and statistics collection if end-to-end peer negotiation for RTCP-XR (a=rtcp-xr:voip-metrics) relay is successful; otherwise XR block is dropped.
  • Relay Or Terminate – Allows end-to-end XR block relay or per-leg termination if end-to-end negotiation for RTCP-XR relay is not successful (only one leg supports RTCP-XR). This setting guarantees XR block termination and statistics collection on any call leg where XR blocks are received.

Make the required changes and click Save at the right hand bottom of the panel to save the changes made.

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