A system that utilizes information related to dependency between frames for real time video communication, comprising: a receiver that receives a plurality of frames from a sending component; wherein the receiver comprises: a dependency reconstruction component that evaluates dependency data incorporated into the plurality of frames to reassemble a dependency structure between the plurality of frames, wherein the frames are encoded video frames, each frame of the plurality of frames includes a unique frame specific sequence number identifying a frame count of the frame, and the dependency data for each frame includes one or more referral frame numbers corresponding to all frames upon which the frame is dependent; a loss evaluation component that identifies lost frames based upon the unique frame specific sequence numbers incorporated into the plurality of frames; and an artifact concealment component that inhibits rendering a particular frame when the dependency data for the particular frame includes a referral frame number that corresponds to a lost frame; wherein each of the plurality of frames comprises a plurality of packets, and each of the plurality of packets comprises a payload header that includes the unique frame specific sequence number and the dependency data pertaining to the respective frame. a receiver that receives a plurality of frames from a sending component; wherein the receiver comprises: a dependency reconstruction component that evaluates dependency data incorporated into the plurality of frames to reassemble a dependency structure between the plurality of frames, wherein the frames are encoded video frames, each frame of the plurality of frames includes a unique frame specific sequence number identifying a frame count of the frame, and the dependency data for each frame includes one or more referral frame numbers corresponding to all frames upon which the frame is dependent; a loss evaluation component that identifies lost frames based upon the unique frame specific sequence numbers incorporated into the plurality of frames; and an artifact concealment component that inhibits rendering a particular frame when the dependency data for the particular frame includes a referral frame number that corresponds to a lost frame; a dependency reconstruction component that evaluates dependency data incorporated into the plurality of frames to reassemble a dependency structure between the plurality of frames, wherein the frames are encoded video frames, each frame of the plurality of frames includes a unique frame specific sequence number identifying a frame count of the frame, and the dependency data for each frame includes one or more referral frame numbers corresponding to all frames upon which the frame is dependent; a loss evaluation component that identifies lost frames based upon the unique frame specific sequence numbers incorporated into the plurality of frames; and an artifact concealment component that inhibits rendering a particular frame when the dependency data for the particular frame includes a referral frame number that corresponds to a lost frame; wherein each of the plurality of frames comprises a plurality of packets, and each of the plurality of packets comprises a payload header that includes the unique frame specific sequence number and the dependency data pertaining to the respective frame.