Network protocols

RTP timestamp interval

Resolve a forward RTP timestamp difference across one 32-bit wrap.

Your inputs

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Example result

Compute (second − first) modulo 2³², then divide by the stream’s clock rate.

4294967290 to 4 is 10 ticks, even though the numeric value decreases.

Assumes forward ordering and an interval shorter than one full wrap. Clock rate is stream-specific; no wall-clock time is inferred.