# Real-Time Transport Protocol **Entity class:** Technical standard or protocol **Domain:** Network Protocols / Real-Time Media **Doc Type:** Technical Concept Node **Maturity:** Established **Related:** [[DICOM Real-Time Video]], [[SMPTE ST 2110]], [[Precision Time Protocol]] --- ## Definition The **Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP)** carries timestamped media or other real-time payloads across packet networks, commonly over UDP. RTP supports sequencing and timing information but relies on surrounding protocols and system design for session negotiation, synchronization, quality monitoring, security, and recovery behavior. ## Neural-interface role RTP can transport time-sensitive clinical streams, but packet delivery alone does not establish multimodal alignment or confidentiality. Those require shared clocks, metadata, network engineering, and external security controls. ## Neurotech cluster route **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] **Source articles:** [[articles/The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards|The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards]] ## Relationships [[wiki/Real-Time Transport Protocol|Real-Time Transport Protocol]] is related to [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] through [[articles/The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards|The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards]]. <!-- BEGIN HUMANIZED RELATIONSHIPS 2026-09-11 --> This entry's documented connections are expressed in its definition and related-work routes, with provenance retained in the source-linked material. <!-- END HUMANIZED RELATIONSHIPS 2026-09-11 --> ## Related Work in the Corpus <!-- BEGIN HUMANIZED CORPUS ROUTES 2026-09-11 --> - In [[articles/The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards|The Architecture of Continuity and Emerging Neuroinformatics Standards]], ****4\. Real-Time Communication and Clinical Imaging Infrastructure**** provides the narrative context for **Real-Time Transport Protocol**: Concept route: DICOM · DICOM Working Group 32 · DICOM-RTV · RTP · SMPTE ST 2110 · PTP · essence flows · rendition metadata. <!-- END HUMANIZED CORPUS ROUTES 2026-09-11 -->