diff --git a/gcc/overuse_detector.go b/gcc/overuse_detector.go
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+++ b/gcc/overuse_detector.go
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+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 The Pion community <https://pion.ly>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package gcc
+
+import (
+	"time"
+)
+
+const (
+	defaultOveruseTimeThreshold = 5 * time.Millisecond
+	defaultDelayThreshold       = 1.5
+)
+
+type overuseDetector struct {
+	overUseTimeThreshold time.Duration
+	delayThreshold       float64
+	lastUpdate           time.Time
+	firstOverUse         time.Time
+	overUseCounter       int
+	previousTrend        float64
+	usage                usage
+}
+
+func newOveruseDetector() *overuseDetector {
+	return &overuseDetector{
+		overUseTimeThreshold: defaultOveruseTimeThreshold,
+		delayThreshold:       defaultDelayThreshold,
+		lastUpdate:           time.Time{},
+		firstOverUse:         time.Time{},
+		overUseCounter:       0,
+		previousTrend:        0,
+		usage:                usageNormal,
+	}
+}
+
+func (d *overuseDetector) update(ts time.Time, trend float64) usage {
+	if d.lastUpdate.IsZero() {
+		d.lastUpdate = ts
+	}
+
+	switch {
+	case trend > d.delayThreshold:
+		if d.firstOverUse.IsZero() {
+			delta := ts.Sub(d.lastUpdate)
+			d.firstOverUse = ts.Add(-delta / 2)
+		}
+		d.overUseCounter++
+		if ts.Sub(d.firstOverUse) > d.overUseTimeThreshold &&
+			d.overUseCounter > 1 &&
+			trend >= d.previousTrend {
+			d.firstOverUse = time.Time{}
+			d.overUseCounter = 0
+			d.usage = usageOver
+		}
+	case trend < -d.delayThreshold:
+		d.firstOverUse = time.Time{}
+		d.overUseCounter = 0
+		d.usage = usageUnder
+	default:
+		d.firstOverUse = time.Time{}
+		d.overUseCounter = 0
+		d.usage = usageNormal
+	}
+	d.previousTrend = trend
+	d.lastUpdate = ts
+
+	return d.usage
+}
diff --git a/gcc/overuse_detector_test.go b/gcc/overuse_detector_test.go
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+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 The Pion community <https://pion.ly>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package gcc
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestOveruseDetectorUpdate(t *testing.T) {
+	type estimate struct {
+		ts            time.Time
+		modifiedTrend float64
+	}
+	cases := []struct {
+		name     string
+		values   []estimate
+		expected []usage
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "noEstimateNoUsage",
+			values:   []estimate{},
+			expected: []usage{},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "confirmsOverUse",
+			values: []estimate{
+				{time.Time{}, 0},
+				{time.Time{}.Add(5 * time.Millisecond), 40},
+				{time.Time{}.Add(20 * time.Millisecond), 90},
+			},
+			expected: []usage{usageNormal, usageNormal, usageOver},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "normaluse",
+			values:   []estimate{{modifiedTrend: 0}},
+			expected: []usage{usageNormal},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "confirmsUnderUse",
+			values:   []estimate{{time.Time{}, -40}},
+			expected: []usage{usageUnder},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "noOverUseBeforeDelay",
+			values: []estimate{
+				{time.Time{}.Add(time.Millisecond), 0},
+				{time.Time{}.Add(2 * time.Millisecond), 60},
+				{time.Time{}.Add(30 * time.Millisecond), 150},
+			},
+			expected: []usage{usageNormal, usageNormal, usageOver},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "noNewOverUseIfEstimateDecreased",
+			values: []estimate{
+				{time.Time{}.Add(time.Millisecond), 0},
+				{time.Time{}.Add(10 * time.Millisecond), 80},
+				{time.Time{}.Add(30 * time.Millisecond), 60},
+			},
+			expected: []usage{usageNormal, usageNormal, usageNormal},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "normalUseWhenTrendFallsBelowThreshold",
+			values: []estimate{
+				{time.Time{}.Add(time.Millisecond), 0},
+				{time.Time{}.Add(10 * time.Millisecond), 80},
+				{time.Time{}.Add(30 * time.Millisecond), 150},
+				{time.Time{}.Add(35 * time.Millisecond), 1.2},
+			},
+			expected: []usage{usageNormal, usageNormal, usageOver, usageNormal},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "keepsOverUseWhileTrendStaysHigh",
+			values: []estimate{
+				{time.Time{}.Add(5 * time.Millisecond), 0},
+				{time.Time{}.Add(10 * time.Millisecond), 1},
+				{time.Time{}.Add(15 * time.Millisecond), 1.5},
+				{time.Time{}.Add(20 * time.Millisecond), 2},
+				{time.Time{}.Add(25 * time.Millisecond), 2.5},
+				{time.Time{}.Add(30 * time.Millisecond), 3},
+				{time.Time{}.Add(35 * time.Millisecond), 3.5},
+			},
+			expected: []usage{
+				usageNormal, usageNormal, usageNormal, usageNormal,
+				usageOver, usageOver, usageOver,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			od := newOveruseDetector()
+			received := []usage{}
+			for _, e := range tc.values {
+				u := od.update(e.ts, e.modifiedTrend)
+				received = append(received, u)
+			}
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expected, received)
+		})
+	}
+}