MPEG and multimedia communications

Author

Chiariglione, Leonardo

Author_Institution

CSELT, Torino, Italy

Volume

7

Issue

1

fYear

1997

fDate

2/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

5

Lastpage

18

Abstract

Digital television is a reality today, but multimedia communications, after years of hype, is still a catchword. Lack of suitable multi-industry standards supporting it is one reason for the unfulfilled promise. The MPEG committee which originated the MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 standards that made digital television possible is currently developing MPEG-4 with wide industry participation. This paper describes how the MPEG-4 standard, with its network-independent nature and application-level features, is poised to become the enabling technology for multimedia communications and will therefore contribute to solve the problems that are hindering multimedia communications

Keywords

code standards; digital television; multimedia communication; telecommunication standards; television standards; video coding; MPEG-1 standard; MPEG-2 standard; MPEG-4 standard; application level features; digital television; multiindustry standards; multimedia communications; network independent standard; standardisation; video coding; Augmented virtuality; Communication industry; Communication standards; Digital TV; IP networks; MPEG 4 Standard; Multimedia communication; Production; Standardization; Standards development;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8215

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/76.554414

Filename

554414