Format-Independent Multimedia Streaming

Authors

Joseph Thomas-Kerr, University of WollongongFollow
I. Burnett, University of WollongongFollow
C. H. Ritz, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

15860

Publication Details

This paper was originally published as: Thomas-Kerr, J, Burnett, I & Ritz, C, Format-Independent Multimedia Streaming, IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo 2006, Toronto, Canada, July 2006, 1509-1512. Copyright 2006 IEEE.

Abstract

The Bitstream Binding Language (BBL) is a new technology developed by the authors and being standardized by MPEG, which describes how multimedia content and metadata can be mapped onto streaming formats. This paper describes a particular application of BBL - format-independent multimedia streaming. This means that streaming servers no longer require additional software modules in order to support new content formats as they are introduced. Instead, the server requires only a BBL description of the mapping between the content format and the stream, and any content in the new format may then be delivered by the streaming server. This approach is validated using the H.264/AVC format as an example, and performance data are provided.