WO2012148075A2

WO2012148075A2 - Method for mih-based high-definition video transmission

Info

Publication number: WO2012148075A2
Application number: PCT/KR2012/000991
Authority: WO
Inventors: 어재홍; 양우석
Original assignee: 주식회사 제이캐스트; 두원공과대학 산학협력단
Priority date: 2011-04-28
Filing date: 2012-02-10
Publication date: 2012-11-01
Also published as: WO2012148075A3; KR101102514B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for MIH-based high-definition video transmission, and more particularly, to a method for MIH-based high-definition video transmission for transmitting a high-definition video in real time by selecting a wireless network according to a predetermined standard in a heterogeneous wireless network environment. To this end, the method for MIH-based high definition video transmission according to the present invention comprises the steps of: (a) filming a video in SD or HD; (b) detecting heterogeneous wireless networks and evaluating theperformances thereof; (c) performing a handover operation to one of said detected heterogeneous wireless networks according to a predetermined standard; (d) determining the recording format; (e) encoding the video in a predetermined format according to said recording format; and (f) transmitting said encoded video. Thus, by locally transmitting a video through a wireless network having desired conditions after the video is filmed, the video can be transmitted in real time in an area having no microwave ground station or satellite base station, and by applying a handover technique between heterogeneous wireless networks, real-time filming is possible on the move.

Description

MHI-based High Definition Video Transmission Method

The present invention relates to a MIH-based high-definition video transmission method, and more particularly, to a MIH-based high-definition video transmission method for transmitting a high-definition video in real time by selecting a wireless network according to a predetermined criterion in a heterogeneous wireless network environment.

In general, where a broadcaster or a live video broadcast is needed, live broadcasts are broadcast by satellite using an electronic news gathering (ENG) device using a microwave ground station or a satellite news gathering (SNG) device in areas where this is not possible. Doing. However, when using these equipments, there is a problem that the cost increases, the size increases, which causes inconvenience to move, and the power consumption increases. In addition, there was a problem that the live broadcast of the video is impossible in the area where the microwave ground station is not secured or communication with the satellite. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure communication smoothly and efficiently in the places where disasters and disasters, real-time relay situation and frequent data transmission are required.

Currently, commercial video systems are mainly used for surveillance camera systems, and the NVR (Network Video Recorder) system is a concept of transmitting video information to a remote place through a communication network. However, this system has a disadvantage in that it can only take a video in a stationary place and deliver video information through a fixed network.

In addition, mobile real-time live wireless camera system and wireless networking system equipment is mostly dependent on foreign equipment manufacturers.

In addition, as analog terrestrial broadcasting gradually decreases, and HDTV spreads in earnest, demand for portable wireless transmission equipment for HDTV broadcasting is expected to increase rapidly. It is true.

The present invention was created in order to solve the above-described problem, by selecting a wireless network according to a predetermined standard in a heterogeneous wireless network environment by transmitting a high-definition video can transmit video in real time even in the region without the microwave ground station or satellite base station The purpose is to provide a MIH-based high-definition video transmission method.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a MIH-based high-definition video transmission method capable of transmitting real-time captured images while moving by applying a handover technology between heterogeneous wireless networks.

MIH-based high-definition video transmission method according to the present invention for achieving the above object, (a) recording in SD or HD, (b) detecting heterogeneous wireless network and evaluating the performance and (c) predetermined Handover to any one of the detected heterogeneous wireless networks according to a reference, (d) determining a photographing method, (e) encoding a predetermined method according to the photographing method, and (f) encoding the encoded video. Transmitting.

In addition, the step (b) may detect at least one wireless network of WiFi, CDMA, WiMax, WiBro, HSPA, LTE and EVDO.

In addition, the step (c) may be handed over by a media independent handover (MIH) method, and may provide at least one of a MIH event service, a MIH command service, and a MIH information service.

The preset reference may be based on at least one of the resolution of the image photographed by the photographing unit, whether there is an available communication network, the sensitivity of the wireless network, the type of the wireless network, the fee for using the wireless network, the data transmission speed, and the delay time. Priority of at least one of the resolution of the image taken by the photographing unit, whether there is a communication network available, the sensitivity of the wireless network, the type of the wireless network, the usage fee of the wireless network, the data transmission speed, and the delay time. Can be set.

In addition, the step (e) may perform HD encoding when the photographing method is an HD photographing method, and perform SD encoding when the photographing method is an SD photographing method.

The invention also includes a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the above method.

According to the MIH-based high definition video transmission method according to the present invention,

First, by taking a video in the field and transmitting the video using a wireless network having the desired conditions, it is possible to transmit the video in real time even in the region without the microwave ground station or satellite base station.

Second, real-time shooting is possible while moving by applying handover technology between heterogeneous wireless networks.

Third, it is possible to transmit high resolution video without interruption by detecting low-resolution or high-definition video according to the wireless network evaluation result by detecting the surrounding wireless network in real time and evaluating its performance.

Fourth, localization of real-time video transmission devices, which rely mostly on foreign equipment companies, can save foreign currency.

1 is a flowchart of a method of transmitting MIH-based high definition video according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a table showing SD / HD compression schemes and BWA (Broadband Wireless Access) Uplink / Downlink rates.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to this, terms or words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as being limited to the common or dictionary meanings, and the inventors should properly explain the concept of terms in order to best explain their own invention. Based on the principle that it can be defined, it should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention.

Therefore, the embodiments described in the specification and the drawings shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention and do not represent all of the technical idea of the present invention, various modifications that can be replaced at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

The present invention relates to a MIH-based high-definition video transmission method, and to a MIH-based high-definition video transmission method for transmitting a high-definition video in real time by selecting a wireless network according to a predetermined criterion in a heterogeneous wireless network environment.

1 is a flowchart of a method of transmitting a MIH-based high definition video according to an embodiment of the present invention, with reference to FIG. 1.

MIH-based high-definition video transmission method according to the present invention comprises the steps of (a) photographing in SD or HD, (b) detecting and evaluating the performance of heterogeneous wireless network, and (c) the detected heterogeneous radio according to a predetermined criterion Handover to any one of the networks, (d) determining a photographing method, (e) encoding a predetermined method according to the photographing method, and (f) transmitting the encoded video.

First, a video is captured by using a camera or a camcorder by using a standard definition (SD) or high definition (HD) method, and then a heterogeneous communication network is detected and performance is evaluated (S10). The detecting and evaluating performance of the heterogeneous communication network is performed in real time even when the camera is stationary or when shooting while moving. One of the evaluation performances may be sensitivity. It may also include network usage fees, data rates and delay times for wireless networks.

In addition, heterogeneous networks detected at this time are WiFi, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMax), Wireless Broadband Internet (WiBro), High Speed Packet Access (HSPA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), and EVDO. (Evolution-Data Optimized) at least one.

After detecting the heterogeneous communication network and evaluating the performance, it is determined whether to perform handover to one of the heterogeneous communication networks detected from the currently connected wireless network (S20). If it is determined that the handover should be performed, according to a predetermined criterion, the user handovers to any one of the detected heterogeneous wireless networks (S30). At this time, the handover method may use a media independent handover (MIH) method. Therefore, the degradation of the quality of service due to handover can be minimized.

The predetermined criterion may be one or more, and the resolution of the image photographed in step (a), whether there is an available communication network, the sensitivity of the wireless network, the type of the wireless network, the fee for using the wireless network, the data transmission speed, It may be set using at least one of the delay time. Preferably, the delay time includes wireless communication time or encoding time.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the predetermined criterion may be sensitivity, and the sensitivity of the wireless network having the highest sensitivity among the heterogeneous wireless networks detected in the step (b) and the sensitivity of the currently connected wireless network are determined. In comparison, if the sensitivity of the currently connected wireless network is high, the currently connected wireless network is maintained. However, if a wireless network having a higher sensitivity than the currently connected wireless network sensitivity is detected, the wireless network is handed over to the higher sensitive wireless network.

In addition, since WiMax and WiFi have a wider bandwidth than HSPA or WiBro, it is preferable to use WiMax or WiFi wireless network to transmit high definition HD video.

Therefore, if the currently connected wireless network is HSPA or WiBro, if a WiMax or WiFi wireless network is detected that exceeds the lowest sensitivity threshold for smooth HD video transmission over the WiMax and WiFi wireless networks, It is desirable to hand over to a WiFi wireless network.

In addition, if the currently connected wireless network is WiMax or WiFi, if the sensitivity of the WiMax and WiFi wireless networks detected in real time is less than the minimum sensitivity threshold for smoothly transmitting HD video, the HSPA or WiBro wireless network Can be handed over.

As such, a criterion for handover may be preset by utilizing various factors within a range for transmitting a video in high quality. Therefore, the reference is at least one of the resolution of the image taken in step (a), whether there is a communication network available, the sensitivity of the wireless network, the type of wireless network, the usage fee of the wireless network, data transmission speed and delay time. It may be set by giving priority, and the delay time preferably includes a wireless communication time or an encoding time.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the preset criterion is for a communication network having a first available priority for a currently available communication network, a second priority for a communication network having a low usage fee for an available communication network, and a same usage fee. A communication network having a high data transmission speed may be set as the third priority.

Therefore, among the heterogeneous communication networks detected in step (b), the communication network having the lowest usage fee is selected from the currently available communication networks, and compared with the usage fee of the currently connected wireless network. If the currently used wireless network has the lowest usage fee, the currently connected wireless network is maintained, but if the wireless network is detected at a lower cost than the currently connected wireless network, the lower usage fee is used. Handover to a wireless network. In addition, when at least two communication networks are detected when selecting the communication network with the lowest usage fee, the communication network having the fastest data transmission speed is selected among the communication networks, and the process of comparing with the currently connected wireless network is repeated.

Meanwhile, when performing handover in step (c), at least one of the MIH event service, the MIH command service, and the MIH information service may be provided.

The MIH event service refers to a service that supports network mobility information generated by a lower device driver to an upper mobility management protocol to optimize mobility processing performance in an IP layer or higher.

The MIH command service supports an interface for controlling a lower device driver in an upper application and mobility management protocol, so that the upper application and mobility management protocol can change a network connection state or define network state information. do.

The MIH information service defines a MIH information server, which is a separate network object that provides information about various heterogeneous networks adjacent to a current location, to define various heterogeneous networks adjacent to the current network where the detection unit 100 is located. Provides information on the handover policy and information related to handover policy.

As described above, in the mobility management protocol by using the MIH event service, the MIH command service, and the MIH information service, high-quality services can be provided to the user by minimizing the delay and packet loss caused by the handover between heterogeneous wireless networks.

After the determination on the handover is finished, the handover method is determined after the handover or not accordingly (S40). As described above, the photographing method may be an HD photographing method or an SD photographing method. Therefore, in the step (e), in the case of the HD imaging method (S50), HD encoding is performed (S60), and in the case of the SD imaging method (S70), SD encoding is performed (S80). The encoding codec may be MPEG-4 or H.264, preferably using the H.264 codec.

FIG. 2 is a table showing SD / HD compression and BWA (Uplink / Downlink) rates. Referring to FIG. 2, when H.264 or MPEC-4 is used as the compression method, a transmission rate may be increased. It is desirable to use relatively fast WiMax or WiFi.

Therefore, the method of photographing a moving picture depends on the currently connected wireless network. HD video requires high data throughput and is not suitable for transmitting HD video over WiBro or HSPA wireless networks.

Therefore, if the currently connected wireless network is WiMax or WiFi, in the step (a), the image is captured in HD mode. If the currently connected wireless network is WiBro or HSPA, the image is captured in the SD method.

According to the photographing method, a video encoded in a predetermined method is transmitted to the Internet or a broadcasting station through a connected wireless network (S90). Therefore, a WiFi transmission module, a CDMA transmission module, a WiMax transmission module, a WiBro transmission module, an HSPA transmission module, an LTE transmission module, or an EVDO transmission module may be used according to a currently connected wireless network.

On the other hand, according to an embodiment of the present invention, it may further include a portable housing and a battery for carrying, it is possible to use a backpack (Back-pack) that can be stored on the back to accommodate the equipment as the portable enclosure. The backpack can accommodate components for carrying out the present invention, and the user can take a picture while moving the backpack on his back, thereby increasing the convenience of the equipment.

As described above, although the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, the present invention is not limited thereto and is intended by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Of course, various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of equivalents of the claims to be described.

Claims

(a) recording in SD or HD;

(b) detecting heterogeneous wireless networks and evaluating performance;

(c) handing over to any one of the detected heterogeneous wireless networks according to predetermined criteria;

(d) determining a photographing method;

(e) encoding in a predetermined manner according to the photographing method; And

(f) transmitting the encoded video;

It is set or prioritized using at least one of the resolution of the image taken by the photographing unit, whether there is a communication network available, the sensitivity of the wireless network, the type of the wireless network, the wireless network usage fee, the data transmission speed, and the delay time. MIH-based high-definition video transmission method characterized in that is set.
The method of claim 1,

In step (b),

MIH-based high-definition video transmission method characterized in that it detects at least one wireless network of WiFi, CDMA, WiMax, WiBro, HSPA, LTE and EVDO.
The method of claim 1,

In step (c),

MIH-based high-definition video transmission method characterized in that the handover in a media independent handover (MIH) method.
The method of claim 3, wherein

In step (c),

MIH-based high-definition video transmission method characterized in that it provides at least one of the MIH event service, MIH command service and MIH information service.
The method of claim 1,

In step (e),

When the recording method is the HD recording method is HD encoding, if the recording method is SD recording method MIH-based high-definition video transmission method characterized in that the encoding.
Shooting in SD or HD;

Detecting heterogeneous wireless networks and evaluating performance;

Standard set or prioritized by using at least one of resolution of captured image, existence of available network, sensitivity of wireless network, type of wireless network, usage fee of wireless network, data transmission speed and delay time Handing over to any one of the detected heterogeneous wireless networks according to the method;

Determining a photographing method;

Encoding in a predetermined manner according to the photographing method; And

Transmitting the encoded moving picture; a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the encoded moving picture.