diff --git a/gcc/state.go b/gcc/state.go
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+++ b/gcc/state.go
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 The Pion community <https://pion.ly>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package gcc
+
+import "fmt"
+
+type state int
+
+const (
+	stateDecrease state = -1
+	stateHold     state = 0
+	stateIncrease state = 1
+)
+
+// unknown states will always transition to increase.
+func (s state) transition(u usage) state {
+	switch s {
+	case stateHold:
+		return transitionFromHold(u)
+	case stateIncrease:
+		return transitionFromIncrease(u)
+	case stateDecrease:
+		return transitionFromDecrease(u)
+	}
+
+	return stateIncrease
+}
+
+func transitionFromHold(u usage) state {
+	switch u {
+	case usageOver:
+		return stateDecrease
+	case usageNormal:
+		return stateIncrease
+	case usageUnder:
+		return stateHold
+	}
+
+	return stateIncrease
+}
+
+func transitionFromIncrease(u usage) state {
+	switch u {
+	case usageOver:
+		return stateDecrease
+	case usageNormal:
+		return stateIncrease
+	case usageUnder:
+		return stateHold
+	}
+
+	return stateIncrease
+}
+
+func transitionFromDecrease(u usage) state {
+	switch u {
+	case usageOver:
+		return stateDecrease
+	case usageNormal:
+		return stateHold
+	case usageUnder:
+		return stateHold
+	}
+
+	return stateIncrease
+}
+
+func (s state) String() string {
+	switch s {
+	case stateIncrease:
+		return "increase"
+	case stateDecrease:
+		return "decrease"
+	case stateHold:
+		return "hold"
+	default:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("invalid state: %d", s)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/gcc/state_test.go b/gcc/state_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eaad70e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/state_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 The Pion community <https://pion.ly>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package gcc
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestState(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("invalid", func(t *testing.T) {
+		assert.Equal(t, stateIncrease, state(17).transition(29))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("hold", func(t *testing.T) {
+		assert.Equal(t, stateDecrease, stateHold.transition(usageOver))
+		assert.Equal(t, stateIncrease, stateHold.transition(usageNormal))
+		assert.Equal(t, stateHold, stateHold.transition(usageUnder))
+		assert.Equal(t, stateIncrease, stateHold.transition(17))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("increase", func(t *testing.T) {
+		assert.Equal(t, stateDecrease, stateIncrease.transition(usageOver))
+		assert.Equal(t, stateIncrease, stateIncrease.transition(usageNormal))
+		assert.Equal(t, stateHold, stateIncrease.transition(usageUnder))
+		assert.Equal(t, stateIncrease, stateIncrease.transition(17))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("decrease", func(t *testing.T) {
+		assert.Equal(t, stateDecrease, stateDecrease.transition(usageOver))
+		assert.Equal(t, stateHold, stateDecrease.transition(usageNormal))
+		assert.Equal(t, stateHold, stateDecrease.transition(usageUnder))
+		assert.Equal(t, stateIncrease, stateDecrease.transition(17))
+	})
+}
+
+func TestStateString(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name     string
+		value    state
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "decrease",
+			value:    stateDecrease,
+			expected: "decrease",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "hold",
+			value:    stateHold,
+			expected: "hold",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "increase",
+			value:    stateIncrease,
+			expected: "increase",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "invalid",
+			value:    17,
+			expected: "invalid state: 17",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expected, tc.value.String())
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/gcc/usage.go b/gcc/usage.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3ccfac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/usage.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 The Pion community <https://pion.ly>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package gcc
+
+import "fmt"
+
+type usage int
+
+const (
+	usageUnder  usage = -1
+	usageNormal usage = 0
+	usageOver   usage = 1
+)
+
+func (u usage) String() string {
+	switch u {
+	case usageOver:
+		return "overuse"
+	case usageUnder:
+		return "underuse"
+	case usageNormal:
+		return "normal"
+	default:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("invalid usage: %d", u)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/gcc/usage_test.go b/gcc/usage_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0fc84b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/usage_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 The Pion community <https://pion.ly>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package gcc
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestUsageString(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name     string
+		value    usage
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "under",
+			value:    usageUnder,
+			expected: "underuse",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "normal",
+			value:    usageNormal,
+			expected: "normal",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "over",
+			value:    usageOver,
+			expected: "overuse",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "invalid",
+			value:    17,
+			expected: "invalid usage: 17",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expected, tc.value.String())
+		})
+	}
+}