Аннотация:A problem of using Forward Error Correction (FEC) codes at the transport layer for packet recovery is considered. This problem aims at avoiding multiple transmission of the same packet, reducing data transmission delay, and preventing a waste of network resources. The main idea of FEC coding methods is the introduction of redundancy into the transmitted data, which makes possible to recover lost data at the receiver end. The paper studies various FEC methods applied at the transport layer to select the most promising, in terms of computational complexity in encoding transmitted data and decoding it at the receiver end, as well as the effect of redundancy on data transmission delay and loss level in the transport connection. The redundancy level in the selected FEC schemes is evaluated taking into account the constraints on losses in the transport connection and quality-of-service characteristics.