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;
