Abstract:
A user equipment (UE) includes a communication unit and a processor. The communication unit communicates with a server. The processor transmits a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) streaming session request including an indication that the UE supports Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG) media transport (MMT) to the server and receives a description of MMT service components including an indication that the server supports MMT. The processor also migrates the UE to a MMT streaming session, selects at least one service component from the MMT service components, transmits a selection message to the server, and receives media corresponding to the selected at least one service component.
Abstract:
A user equipment (UE) configured to receive a resource over a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) includes a processor and a transceiver. The processor is configured to determine whether a uniform resource identifier (URI) is an MBMS URI. The transceiver is configured to transmit a domain name server (DNS) query to a DNS based on the MBMS URI and receive at least one resource record from the DNS. The processor is further configured to determine at least one of a unicast location or a multicast location based on the at least one resource record received from the DNS.
Abstract:
An access point that provides video streaming performs a bottleneck QoE maximization solution utilizing the latest media transport technology developed by MPEG known as MPEG Media Transport (MMT). The access point includes a transceiver configured to transmit one or more video sequences. The access point also includes one or more processors configured to perform bottleneck coordination by utilizing MMT to transmit, via the transceiver, the one or more video sequences.
Abstract:
A method for delivering content in a communication network includes receiving, by a cache, a request message requesting content to be served. The method includes storing multiple cache manifests corresponding to indicating content and capabilities of a plurality of caches. Each cache manifest indicates content and capabilities of a respective one of the caches and lists descriptions of the content stored in the respective cache. The method includes determining, based on information in the plurality of cache manifests, to serve the requested content, by selecting a cache from which to serve the requested content. The method includes in response to the determination, instructing the selected cache to transmit the requested content to a client device that generated the request message; and alternatively determining to not serve the requested content, based on the information in the plurality of cache manifests, and forwarding the request message to a higher level device.
Abstract:
A user equipment is provided for providing content. The user equipment comprising at least one memory and at least one processing device. The at least one process is configured to receive a data stream over a network, the data stream comprising un-segmented media data for the content. The at least one process is also configured to identify segment boundaries in the un-segmented media data to identify segments and determine a segment number for each of the identified segments from a media presentation description (MPD) based on the segment boundaries. The at least one process is also configured to retrieve a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with each of a plurality of dynamic adaptive streaming over hypertext transfer protocol (DASH) segments based on the segment number for each of the plurality of DASH segments and provide the URL associated with each of the plurality of DASH segments to a client player.
Abstract:
Apparatus and methods for a Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG) media transport (MMT) device for sending or receiving media content is provided. The MMT device comprises a memory unit and a controller. The controller is configured to measure an available bandwidth, receive fragments of a first encoded stream of the media content and fragments of a second encoded stream of the same media content based on the available bandwidth and a current transmission bandwidth. A mixed encoded stream comprises the fragments received from the first encoded stream and the fragments received from the second encoded stream.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses for dynamic content offloading are provided. For example, a method includes sending, by a client device, a request for one or more data files and receiving a redirection message redirecting the client device to receive the one or more data files through a broadcast channel if offloading is available for the one or more data files. As another example, a method a method includes configuring a client device to utilize offloading and dynamically redirecting the client device to a broadcast channel to receive a transmission of one or more data files in response to (i) receiving a request from the client device for the one or more data files, (ii) determining that offloading to the broadcast channel is appropriate for the one or more data files, and (iii) determining that the client device is configured to utilize offloading.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus generate and process transport packets. A method of processing a transport packet at receiving entity includes identifying, in response to receiving the transport packet, a payload type based on a field indicating the payload type in a packet header for the transport packet. The method also includes identifying, in response to identifying that the payload type is a streaming mode payload type, a delivery data unit type of DU data in the transport packet based on a field indicating the delivery data unit type in a streaming mode payload header for the DU data. Additionally, the method includes processing the DU data according to the identified delivery data unit type.
Abstract:
An electronic device, non-transitory computer readable medium and a method for management of network based media processing functions is provided. The method includes receiving a list of functions included in a functions repository; building a workflow using functions within the list of functions; determining an output of a first function and an input of a second function that are not compatible; inserting compatibility functions between the first function and the second function; creating a function group with the first function, the compatibility functions, and the second function; replacing each instance where the first function immediately precedes the second function with the function group.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus control receiving media data in a transmission system. A method of operating a receiving entity in the transmission system includes receiving packets for media data and information about a fixed delay associated with the media data. The method also includes identifying a requirement configured to guarantee that the packets for the media data are delivered to an upper layer of the receiving entity after the fixed delay, from the information about the fixed delay. The method further includes identifying a buffer size requirement for the receiving entity estimated based on the fixed delay and bitrate information associated with the media data; and delivering the packets to the upper layer of the receiving entity.