MoQ relays for Support of High-Throughput Low-Latency Traffic in 5G rev 05 lands on the IETF Datatracker
This document specifies a mechanism for conveying media-frame metadata for low-latency, high-throughput traffic such as Extended Reality (XR). It enables the Media over QUIC (MoQ) protocol to carry frame-level information defined by 3GPP to support functions including energy efficiency and congestion management in wireless networks. Because MoQ traffic is end-to-end encrypted, MoQ relays are expected to extract the metadata needed to perform these functions.
Draft Snapshot
- Draft:
draft-defoy-moq-relay-network-handling - Revision: 05
- Last updated: 2026-02-16
- Source: IETF Datatracker
Summary
This document specifies a mechanism for conveying media-frame metadata for low-latency, high-throughput traffic such as Extended Reality (XR). It enables the Media over QUIC (MoQ) protocol to carry frame-level information defined by 3GPP to support functions including energy efficiency and congestion management in wireless networks. Because MoQ traffic is end-to-end encrypted, MoQ relays are expected to extract the metadata needed to perform these functions.
Analysis
This draft is directly relevant to the MOQ ecosystem and worth tracking because it reflects current protocol work or adjacent implementation guidance from the IETF process.
Abstract
This document specifies a mechanism for conveying media-frame metadata for low-latency, high-throughput traffic such as Extended Reality (XR). It enables the Media over QUIC (MoQ) protocol to carry frame-level information defined by 3GPP to support functions including energy efficiency and congestion management in wireless networks. Because MoQ traffic is end-to-end encrypted, MoQ relays are expected to extract the metadata needed to perform these functions.