webrtc RTX

In the context of WebRTC, this refers to IETF RC 4588 that defines a special RTP payload that is used to retransmit packets that were previously sent.

While retransmission is usually useless in RTC, there are times where it can make sense – especially if a previous frame needs to be used for the decoding of fresh frames.

IETF RC 4588 : https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4588   尤其是看其中的section4部分；

RTC的概念：

Real Time Communication

The ability to send voice, video or arbitrary data in real time. Real time here means at a low latency that enables people and machines to connect in ways that seem like they are happening in real-time.