WO2013109094A1 - Procédé de transmission de données multimédia ayant une unité d'accès divisée en unités de fragments multimédia dans un réseau hétérogène - Google Patents

Procédé de transmission de données multimédia ayant une unité d'accès divisée en unités de fragments multimédia dans un réseau hétérogène Download PDF

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WO2013109094A1
WO2013109094A1 PCT/KR2013/000419 KR2013000419W WO2013109094A1 WO 2013109094 A1 WO2013109094 A1 WO 2013109094A1 KR 2013000419 W KR2013000419 W KR 2013000419W WO 2013109094 A1 WO2013109094 A1 WO 2013109094A1
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  • the present invention relates to a method of transmitting media data, and more particularly, to a method of transmitting encoded media data in a system for transmitting encoded media data through a heterogeneous IP network.
  • the MPEG-2 system has standardized MPEG-2 Transport Stream (TS) technology as a standard for packetization, synchronization, and multiplexing for transmitting AV (Audio Video) content in a broadcasting network.
  • TS MPEG-2 Transport Stream
  • MPEG-2 TS is inefficient in a new environment in which the network is All IP (Internet Protocol).
  • a new media transmission technology is required in a system for transmitting encoded media data through a heterogeneous IP network in consideration of the new media transmission environment and the expected media transmission environment.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a media data transmission method corresponding to various media data structures that can be used corresponding to SVC-based video layer scheme.
  • AU access unit
  • the present invention provides a method for transmitting media data in a system for transmitting coded media data, the method comprising: at least one media fragment unit (MFU) constituting an access unit (AU); Receiving media data including c); And generating a media processing unit (MPU) using the media fragment unit as a structural unit.
  • MFU media fragment unit
  • AU access unit
  • MPU media processing unit
  • the media processing unit may include only media fragment units belonging to the same scalable layer.
  • the number of media fragment units included in the media processing unit may be one.
  • the media processing unit may include information about a subset of the media processing unit consisting of at least one media fragment unit sharing the same media time instance.
  • the media processing unit may include an indicator indicating the number of the subset included in the media processing unit and an indicator indicating the length of each subset.
  • the subset may be an access unit.
  • the media processing unit may further include information related to any one of transmission and consumption of the media fragment unit.
  • the present invention also provides a method for transmitting media data in a system for transmitting coded media data, the method comprising: at least one media fragment unit constituting an access unit (AU); Receiving media data including MFU); And generating a media processing unit (MPU) using the media fragment unit as a structural unit, and providing a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the media data transmission method in a computer. .
  • AU access unit
  • MFU media data including MFU
  • MPU media processing unit
  • the media processing unit may include only media fragment units belonging to the same scalable layer, and the number of media fragment units included in the media processing unit may be one.
  • the media processing unit may include information about a subset of the media processing unit consisting of at least one media fragment unit sharing the same media time instance.
  • the media processing unit may include an indicator indicating the number of the subset included in the media processing unit and an indicator indicating the length of each subset, and the subset may be an access unit.
  • the media processing unit may further include information related to any one of transmission and consumption of the media fragment unit.
  • the present invention provides a system for transmitting coded media data, the media data comprising at least one media fragment unit (MFU) constituting an access unit (AU) And a packaging unit configured to generate a Media Processing Unit (MPU) using the media fragment unit as a structural unit.
  • MFU media fragment unit
  • AU access unit
  • MPU Media Processing Unit
  • the packaging unit may generate the media processing unit including only the media fragment unit belonging to the same scalable layer.
  • the media processing unit may include one of the media fragment units.
  • the media processing unit may include information about a subset of the media processing unit consisting of at least one media fragment unit sharing the same media time instance.
  • the media processing unit may include an indicator indicating the number of the subset included in the media processing unit and an indicator indicating the length of each subset.
  • the subset may be an access unit.
  • the media processing unit may further include information related to any one of transmission and consumption of the media fragment unit.
  • the present invention is a system for transmitting the coded media data (Coded Media Data), the media fragment unit (Media Fragment Unit) to store the encoded media data data as a basic unit, the media fragment unit is time information It provides a media processing unit (Media Processing Unit) structure, characterized in that the data having a data or does not have time information.
  • the media processing unit structure may include only media fragment units belonging to the same scalable layer.
  • the number of media fragment units included in the media processing unit structure may be one.
  • the media processing unit structure may include information regarding a subset of the media processing units consisting of at least one media fragment unit sharing the same media time instance.
  • the media processing unit structure may further include an indicator indicating the number of the subset included in the media processing unit structure and an indicator indicating the length of each subset.
  • the subset may be an access unit.
  • the media processing unit structure may further include information related to any one of transmission and consumption of the media fragment unit included in the media processing unit structure.
  • the method for transmitting media data according to the present invention has an effect of packaging media data corresponding to various media data structures by generating a media processing unit using the partial data constituting the access unit as data units.
  • the method for transmitting media data according to the present invention has the effect of using a media time instance without explicitly using an access unit by using a time instance unit sharing the same media time instance.
  • FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an MMT hierarchical structure.
  • FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a format of unit information (or data or packet) used for each layer of the MMT hierarchical structure.
  • 3 is a conceptual diagram of an MMT package configuration.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a hierarchy of hierarchical video based on SVC.
  • FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a media data transmission apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a media data transmission device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a structure in which an SVC content is sequentially stored in a media unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a structure in which a media data transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention is packaged into media units that provide three spatial scalability in a progressive download manner.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a structure in which a media data transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention packages SVC contents into media units having fine granularity.
  • first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.
  • the first component may be referred to as the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component.
  • MMT MPEG Media Transport
  • the content component or media component is defined as a media of a single type or a subset of the media of a single type. , Video tracks, movie subtitles, or a video enhancement layer of video.
  • Content is defined as a set of content components, and may be, for example, a movie or a song.
  • a presentation is defined as an operation performed by one or more devices to allow a user to experience one content component or one service (eg, watch a movie).
  • a service is defined as one or more content components that are transmitted for presentation or storage.
  • Service information is defined as metadata describing one service, characteristics and components of the service.
  • An access unit is the smallest data entity that can have time information as an attribute.
  • the AU is not defined.
  • An MMT asset is a logical data entity consisting of at least one MPU with the same MMT asset ID or a specific chunk of data with a format defined by other standards.
  • the MMT asset is the largest data unit to which the same composition information and transmission characteristics apply.
  • MMT Asset Delivery Characteristics is a description related to QoS requirements for delivering MMT assets. MMT-ADC is expressed without knowing the specific transmission environment.
  • MMT Composition Information describes spatial and temporal relationships between MMT assets.
  • MFU Media Fragment Unit
  • AU access unit
  • An MMT package is a collection of logically structured data and includes at least one MMT asset, MMT composition information, MMT asset asset, and descriptive information.
  • the MMT packet is a format of data generated or consumed by the MMT protocol.
  • the MMT payload format is a format for payload of an MMT package or MMT signaling message to be delivered by an MMT protocol or an internet application layer protocol (eg, RTP).
  • the Media Processing Unit is a generic container that is independent of any particular media codec and contains at least one AU and information related to additional transmission and consumption. For non-temporal data, the MPU accepts a portion of data that does not fall within the AU range. MPU is encoded media data that can be processed completely and independently. In this context, processing means encapsulation or packetization into an MMT package for transmission.
  • Non-timed data defines all data elements that are consumed without specifying time.
  • Non-timed data can have a time range within which the data can be executed or started.
  • Timed data defines data elements associated with a particular time to be decoded and presented.
  • Media data refers to data elements including both non-timed data and timed-data.
  • the media unit refers to a container including a media fragment unit (MFU) or a media processing unit (MPU).
  • MFU media fragment unit
  • MPU media processing unit
  • FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an MMT hierarchical structure.
  • the MMT layer includes an encapsulation layer, a delivery layer, and an S layer.
  • the MMT layer operates on a transport layer.
  • the encapsulation layer may be responsible for, for example, packetization, fragmentation, synchronization, multiplexing, and the like of transmitted media.
  • the encapsulation functional area defines the logical structure of the format of the media content, the MMT package, and the data units to be processed by the MMT compliant entity.
  • the MMT package specifies the components that contain the media content and the relationships between them.
  • the format of the data units is defined to encapsulate the encoded media to be stored or transmitted in the payload of the transport protocol and to be easily converted between them.
  • Encapsulation layer (E-layer), as shown in Figure 1, MMT E.1 Layer (MMT E.1 Layer), MMT E.2 Layer (MMT E.2 Layer) and MMT E.3 Layer (MMT) E.3 Layer).
  • MMT E.1 Layer MMT E.1 Layer
  • MMT E.2 Layer MMT E.2 Layer
  • MMT E.3 Layer MMT E.3 Layer
  • the E.3 layer encapsulates a Media Fragment Unit (MFU) provided from the Media Codec (A) layer to create a Media Processing Unit (MPU).
  • MFU Media Fragment Unit
  • A Media Codec
  • MPU Media Processing Unit
  • Encoded media data from the upper layer is encapsulated in MFU.
  • the type and value of the encoded media can be abstracted to allow the MFU to be generally used in a particular codec technology. This allows the lower layer to process the MFU without access to the encapsulated encoded media.
  • the lower layer retrieves the required encoded media data from the network or storage buffer and sends it to the media decoder.
  • the MFU has enough information media subunits to perform this operation.
  • the MFU may have a format, independent of any particular codec, that can carry data units that can be consumed independently in the media decoder.
  • the MFU can be, for example, a picture or slice of the video.
  • MFUs One or a group of multiple MFUs that can be independently transmitted and decoded create an MPU.
  • Non-temporal media that are independently transportable and executable also create an MPU.
  • MPUs describe internal structures such as the arrangement and pattern of MFUs that allow for quick access and partial consumption of MFUs.
  • the E.2 layer encapsulates the MPUs created in the E.3 layer to generate MMT assets.
  • An MMT asset is a data entity consisting of one or more MPUs from a single data source, and is a data unit in which composition information (CI) and transport characteristics (TC) are defined. Multiplexed by load format and transmitted by MMT protocol. MMT assets can correspond to packetized elementary streams (PES), for example video, audio, program information, MPEG-U widgets, JPEG images, MPEG 4 file format, M2TS (MPEG transport stream), etc.
  • PES packetized elementary streams
  • the E.1 layer creates an MMT package by encapsulating the MMT asset generated in the E.2 layer.
  • the MMT asset is packaged with MMT composition information (MMT-CI) for later response of the same user experience together or separately with other functional areas—transmission area and signal area.
  • MMT-CI MMT composition information
  • the MMT package is also packaged with a transmission characteristic that selects an appropriate transmission method for each MMT asset to satisfy the haptic quality of the MMT asset.
  • the MMT package may be composed of one or more MMT assets together with additional information such as composition information and transport characteristics.
  • Composition information includes information about a relationship between MMT assets, and when one content consists of a plurality of MMT packages, it indicates a relationship between a plurality of MMT packages. It may further include information.
  • the transport characteristics may include transmission characteristic information necessary for determining a delivery condition of an MMT asset or an MMT packet, and may include, for example, a traffic description parameter and a QoS descriptor. ) May be included.
  • the MMT package may correspond to a program of MPEG-2 TS.
  • the delivery layer may perform, for example, network flow multiplexing, network packetization, and QoS control of media transmitted through a network.
  • the delivery functional area defines the application layer protocol and format of the payload.
  • the application layer protocol in the present invention provides enhanced features for the delivery of MMT packages as compared to conventional application layer protocols for the transmission of multimedia including multiplexing.
  • the payload format is defined to carry coded media data regardless of the media type or encoding method.
  • the transport layer (D-layer), as shown in Figure 1, MMT D.1 Layer (MMT D.1 Layer), MMT D.2 Layer (MMT D.2 Layer) and MMT D.3 Layer (MMT) D.3 Layer).
  • the D.1 layer receives the MMT package generated in the E.1 layer and generates an MMT payload format.
  • the MMT payload format is a payload format for carrying MMT assets and for transmitting information for consumption by the MMT application protocol or other existing application transport protocol such as RTP.
  • the MMT payload may include a fragment of the MFU along with information such as AL-FEC.
  • the D.2 layer receives the MMT payload format generated in the D.1 layer and generates an MMT transport packet or an MMT packet.
  • the MMT transport packet or MMT packet is a data format used in an application transport protocol for MMT.
  • D.3 layer supports QoS by providing the function of exchanging information between layers by cross-layer design.
  • the D.3 layer may perform QoS control using QoS parameters of the MAC / PHY layer.
  • the S layer performs a signaling function. For example, signaling functions for session initialization / control / management of transmitted media, server-based and / or client-based trick modes, service discovery, synchronization, etc. Can be done.
  • the signaling functional area defines the format of the message that manages the delivery and consumption of the MMT package.
  • the message for consumption management is used to transmit the structure of the MMT package, and the message for delivery management is used to transmit the structure of the payload format and the configuration of the protocol.
  • the S layer may include an MMT S.1 layer and an MMT S.2 layer.
  • S.1 layer includes service discovery, media session initialization / termination of media, media session presentation / control of media, delivery (D) layer and encapsulation (E).
  • the interface function with the layer can be performed.
  • the S.1 layer may define the format of control messages between applications for media presentation session management.
  • the S.2 layer is responsible for flow control, delivery session management, delivery session monitoring, error control, and hybrid network synchronization control. It is possible to define the format of the control message exchanged between delivery end-points of the D-layer.
  • the S.2 layer supports delivery session establishment and release, delivery session monitoring, flow control, error control, resource scheduling for established delivery sessions, and synchronization in a complex delivery environment to support the behavior of the delivery layer.
  • Signaling for adaptive delivery, and signaling for adaptive delivery. Required signaling may be provided between a sender and a receiver. That is, the S.2 layer may provide signaling required between the sender and the receiver in order to support the operation of the transport layer as described above.
  • the S.2 layer may be responsible for interfacing with the transport layer and the encapsulation layer.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a format of unit information (or data or packet) used for each layer of the MMT hierarchical structure of FIG. 1.
  • the media fragment unit (MFU) 130 may include coded media fragment data 132 and a media fragment unit header (MFUH) 134.
  • the media fragment unit 130 has a general container format independent of a specific codec and may carry the smallest data unit that can be consumed independently in a media decoder.
  • the MFUH 134 may include additional information such as media characteristics-for example, loss-tolerance.
  • MFU) 130 may be, for example, a picture or slice of a video.
  • the Media Fragment Unit may define a format that encapsulates a portion of the AU in the transport layer to perform adaptive transmission in the range of the MFU.
  • the MFU may be used to transmit certain types of encoded media so that portions of the AU can be independently decoded or discarded.
  • the MFU has an identifier for distinguishing one MFU from other MFUs and may have general relationship information between MFUs in a single AU.
  • the dependency relationship between MFUs in a single AU is described, and the relative priority of the MFUs can be described as part of such information.
  • the information can be used to handle the transmission at the lower transport layer.
  • the transport layer may omit the transmission of MFUs that may be discarded to support QoS transmission in insufficient bandwidth. Detailed description of the MFU structure will be given later.
  • the MPU is a collection of media fragment units including a plurality of media fragment units 130.
  • the MPU may have a general container format independent of a specific codec and may include media data equivalent to an access unit.
  • the MPU may have a timed data unit or a non-timed data unit.
  • MPU is data that is independently and completely processed by an entity following the MMT, and the processing may include encapsulation and packetization.
  • An MPU may consist of at least one MFU or have a portion of data having a format defined by another standard.
  • a single MPU may accommodate the integral number or non-time data of at least one AU.
  • an AU may be delivered from at least one MFU, but one AU may not be divided into multiple MPUs.
  • one MPU receives a portion of non-time data that has been independently and completely processed by an entity that complies with the MMT.
  • An MPU can be uniquely identified within an MMT package with a sequence number and an associated asset ID that distinguishes it from other MPUs.
  • the MPU may have at least one random access point.
  • the first byte of the MPU payload can always start with a random access point. In time data, this fact means that the decoding order of the first MFU in the MPU payload is always zero.
  • the presentation period and decoding order of each AU can be sent to inform the presentation time.
  • the MPU does not have its initial presentation time, and the presentation time of the first AU of one MPU may be described in the composition information.
  • the composition information may specify the first presentation time of the MPU. Details will be described later.
  • the MMT asset 150 is a collection of MPUs composed of a plurality of MPUs.
  • the MMT asset 150 is a data entity composed of multiple MPUs (timed or non-timed data) from a single data source, and the MMT asset information 152 is an asset packaging metadata (Asset). Additional information such as packaging metadata) and data type.
  • MMT asset 150 may include, for example, video, audio, program information, MPEG-U widgets, JPEG images, MPEG 4 FF (File Format), packetized elementary streams (PES), and MPEG transport (M2TS). streams).
  • MMT Assets are logical data entities that contain encoded media data.
  • the MMT asset may be composed of an MMT asset header and encoded media data.
  • the encoded media data may be a collective reference group of MPUs with the same MMT asset ID.
  • Types of data that can be individually consumed by an entity directly connected to the MMT client may be considered as separate MMT assets. Examples of data types that can be considered as individual MMT assets include MPEG-2 TS, PES, MP4 files, MPEG-U Widget Package, and JPEG files.
  • the encoded media of the MMT asset may be time data or non-time data.
  • Temporal data is audiovisual media data that requires synchronized decoding and presentation of specific data at specified times.
  • Non-timed data is data of a data type that can be decoded and provided at any time in accordance with the provision of a service or user interaction.
  • a service provider may create a multimedia service by integrating MMT assets and putting MMT assets on a space-time axis.
  • the MMT package 160 is a collection of MMT assets including one or more MMT assets 150.
  • MMT assets in an MMT package may be multiplexed or concatenated.
  • the MMT package is a container format for MMT asset and configuration information.
  • the MMT package provides a repository of MMT assets and configuration information for the MMT program.
  • the MMT program provider generates configuration information by encapsulating the encoded data into MMT assets and describing the temporal and spatial layout of the MMT assets and their transmission characteristics.
  • MU and MMT assets can be sent directly in the D.1 payload format.
  • the configuration information may be sent by the C.1 Presentation Session Management message.
  • MMT program providers and clients that allow relaying or future reuse of MMT programs store them in MMT package format.
  • the MMT program provider determines which transmission path (eg, broadcast or broadband) the MMT asset will be provided to the client.
  • Configuration information in the MMT package is transmitted in a C.1 presentation session management message along with transmission related information.
  • the client receives the C.1 Presentation Session Management message to know which MMT programs are available and how to receive the MMT assets for the corresponding MMT program.
  • the MMT package can also be transmitted by the D.1 payload format.
  • the MMT package is packetized and delivered in D.1 payload format.
  • the client receives the packetized MMT package and configures all or part of it, where it consumes the MMT program.
  • the package information 165 of the MMT package 160 may include configuration information.
  • the configuration information may include additional information such as a list of MMT assets, package identification information, composition information 162, and transport characteristics 164.
  • Composition information 162 includes information about a relationship between MMT assets 150.
  • composition information 162 may further include information for indicating a relationship between a plurality of MMT packages when one content includes a plurality of MMT packages.
  • Composition information 162 may include information about temporal, spatial and adaptive relations in an MMT package.
  • Composition Information in the MMT provides information about the spatial and temporal relationships between MMT assets in the MMT package.
  • MMT-CI is an explanatory language that extends HTML5 to provide such information.
  • HTML5 is designed to describe page-based presentations of text-based content
  • MMT-CI mainly represents spatial relationships between sources.
  • information related to MMT assets in an MMT package such as presentation resources, time information for determining the order in which MMT assets are sent and consumed, and various MMT assets are consumed in HTML5. It can be extended to have additional properties of media elements. Detailed description will be described later.
  • the transport characteristics information 164 may include information on transmission characteristics and may provide information necessary for determining a delivery condition of each MMT asset (or MMT packet).
  • the transmission characteristic information may include a traffic description parameter and a QoS descriptor.
  • the traffic description parameter may include bitrate information, priority information, or the like for the media fragment unit (MFU) 130 or the MPU.
  • the bitrate information is for example information about whether the MMT asset is Variable BitRate (VBR) or Constant BitRate (CBR), guaranteed bitrate for the Media Fragment Unit (MFU) (or MPU). ), The maximum bit rate for the media fragment unit (MFU) (or MPU).
  • the traffic description parameter may be used for resource reservation between servers, clients, and other components on a delivery path, for example, maximum size information of a media fragment unit (MFU) (or MPU) in an MMT asset. It may include.
  • the traffic description parameter may be updated periodically or aperiodically.
  • the QoS descriptor includes information for QoS control and may include, for example, delay information and loss information.
  • the loss information may include, for example, a loss indicator of whether delivery loss of the MMT asset is allowed or not.
  • a loss indicator of '1' may indicate 'lossless', and a '0' indicates 'lossy'.
  • the delay information may include a delay indicator used to distinguish the sensitivity of the transmission delay of the MMT asset.
  • the delay indicator may indicate whether the type of the MMT asset is conversation, interactive, real time, and non-realtime.
  • One content may consist of one MMT package.
  • one content may consist of a plurality of MMT packages.
  • composition information or composition information indicating temporal, spatial, and adaptive relations between the plurality of MMT packages may exist inside one MMT package or outside the MMT package.
  • some of the content components are transmitted through a broadcast network and the rest of the content components are transmitted through a broadband network.
  • a broadband network For example, in the case of a plurality of audio visual streams constituting one multi-view service, one stream may be transmitted to a broadcasting network and the other stream may be transmitted to a broadband network, and each AV stream may be multiplexed and transmitted to a client terminal. Can be individually received and stored.
  • application software such as a widget is transmitted to a broadband network and an AV stream (AV program) is transmitted to an existing broadcasting network.
  • the entire plurality of AV streams may be a single MMT package, and in this case, one of the plurality of streams may be stored in only one client terminal.
  • the storage content becomes part of the MMT package, and the client terminal needs to rewrite the composition information or the configuration information, and the rewritten content becomes a new MMT package independent of the server. .
  • each AV stream may be one MMT package, and in this case, a plurality of MMT packages constitute one content, and storage Storage is recorded in units of MMT packages and requires composition information or configuration information indicating a relationship between MMT packages.
  • composition information or configuration information included in one MMT package may refer to an MMT asset in another MMT package, and may also refer to the outside of an MMT package that refers to the MMT package in an out-band situation. I can express it.
  • the MMT package 160 is controlled through a control (C) layer.
  • the MMT control message may include an information table for service discovery.
  • the server dividing the multimedia content into a plurality of segments allocates URL information to a plurality of segments divided into a predetermined number, and stores URL information about each segment in a media information file and transmits the URL information to the client.
  • the media information file may be called various names such as “media presentation description (MPD)” or “manifest file” according to a standardization organization that standardizes HTTP streaming.
  • MPD media presentation description
  • MPD media presentation description
  • the cross-layer interface is described below.
  • the Cross Layer Interface provides a means for supporting QoS in a single entity by exchanging QoS related information between lower layers including the application layer and the MAC / PHY layer.
  • the lower layer provides bottom-up QoS information such as network channel state, while the application layer provides information related to media characteristics as top-down QoS information.
  • the cross layer interface provides an integrated interface between the application layer and various network layers including IEE802.11 WiFi, IEEE 802.16 WiMAX, 3G, 4G LTE, etc.
  • Common network parameters of popular network standards are extracted as NAM parameters for static and dynamic QoS control of real-time media applications over various networks.
  • the NAM parameter may include a BER value that is a bit error rate. BER can be measured at the PHY or MAC layer.
  • the NAM also provides the identification of the underlying network, possible bit rates, buffer conditions, peak bit rates, service unit sizes, and service data unit loss rates.
  • the first way is to provide an absolute value.
  • the second is to provide relative values.
  • the second method can be used to update the NAM while connected.
  • the application layer provides top-down QoS information related to media characteristics for lower layers.
  • top-down information such as MMT asset level information and packet level information.
  • MMT asset information is used for capacity exchange and / or resource (re) allocation at lower layers.
  • Packet level top down information is recorded in the appropriate field of every packet for the lower layer to identify the QoS level it supports.
  • the lower layer provides bottom-up QoS information to the application layer.
  • the lower layer provides information regarding network conditions that change over time, enabling faster and more accurate QoS control at the application layer.
  • Bottom-up information is expressed in an abstracted form to support heterogeneous network environments. These parameters are measured at the lower layer and read at the application layer periodically or at the request of the MMT application.
  • MPU media processing unit
  • M-Unit media unit
  • the media processing unit can be used as the media unit and the media unit can be used as the media processing unit.
  • the description of the M-Unit may be similarly applied to a media processing unit (MPU).
  • NAL network abstraction layer
  • MFU media fragment unit
  • the decoding order of the NAL unit stream is decoded from the lower layer (CIF) to the higher layer (HD) in one AU, and decoded in the order from the first AU to the next AU.
  • the decoding order can be ordered as in the decoding order in the picture.
  • MFUs 1,2 and 3 of AU1 are decoded
  • MFUs 4,5 and 6 of AU2 are decoded
  • MFUs 7,8 and 9 of AU3 are decoded sequentially.
  • the M-Unit accommodates one or more Media Fragment Units (MFUs) in a general container format that does not depend on a specific codec.
  • MFU Media Fragment Unit
  • One M-Unit includes MFU, which is data with time information or data without time information, and additional information or data processing to help additional transmission for MFU transmitted by M-Unit. It may include additional information to help.
  • the M-Unit may contain only MFU, which is a fragment of AU, not at least one AU whole unit. Therefore, it is possible to accommodate at least one fragment of one AU without limiting the minimum structural unit of the M-Unit to AU.
  • the structure design of M-Unit can be modified to change the structure to hold media time instances without using AU explicitly.
  • the M-Unit may contain one or more Access Units (AUs) in a general container format that does not depend on a specific codec.
  • the AU may be configured of at least one MFU, and one M-Unit may be additionally related to additional transmission and consumption for the AU and the AU transmitted by the M-Unit or the data having no time information. It may include.
  • the M-Unit may consist of at least one AU and additional information for synchronization and random access point.
  • M-Unit is a data entity for processing at the MMT encapsulation layer.
  • the generated M-Unit is encapsulated in the encapsulation layer and can be generated as an MMT asset.
  • the M-Unit may need to include a media time instance such as a composition timestamp (CTS) or a decoding timestamp (DTS).
  • CTS composition timestamp
  • DTS decoding timestamp
  • a new conceptual division unit can be used instead of AU to distinguish each time instance (CTS or DTS) within an M-Unit.
  • the common media time instance unit (CMTU) may be used as this division unit.
  • the CMTU may consist of a subset of the M-Unit payloads, which consist of at least one MFU sharing the same media time instance, such as CTS or DTS.
  • the components constituting the M-Unit can be simplified by unifying the MFU. This makes the MMT hierarchy much simpler and more intuitive.
  • a header structure of a media unit (M-Unit) generated in a method of transmitting media data according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
  • M-Unit media unit
  • the following AU contents can be used as below among M-Unit header information.
  • the header of the M-Unit may have the fields shown in Table 1.
  • the header of the MPU may also have fields as shown in Table 1.
  • the header may have a decoding order field indicating a decoding order of AU or CMTUs included in the M-Unit. If the Decoding order field is not specified, the AU or CMTUs are arranged in the order in which they are decoded. In addition, the header may have subsample_start_id and subsample_end_id fields.
  • the AU or CMTU consists of at least one MFU, and the MFU has a sequence ID to distinguish it from other MFUs in the M-Unit.
  • the subsample_start_id and subsample_end_id fields may indicate a continuous range of MFUs configuring an AU or CMTU by indicating a sequence ID of a start MFU and a sequence ID of an end MFU.
  • Table 1 Field name Semantics mu_length It shows the length of M-Unit.
  • header_length Shows the header length of M-Unit.
  • rap_flag Indicates that there is an access unit that is at least one random access point in the M-Unit. Decoding of the M-Unit can always occur at the start of the M-Unit.
  • 0b Indicates that there is no random access point in the M-Unit.
  • mu_sequence_number Shows the sequence number of the M-Unit. Incremented by 1, it has a unique value in the asset stream. This value can be used in the transport area to request retransmission of a particular MU.
  • CMTU_length It indicates the length of each CMTU included in the corresponding M-Unit.
  • private_header_flag Indicates whether the M-Unit has a private header 0b: No private header 1b: Private header private_header_length When the private_header_flag is set to 1, this indicates the length of the private header.
  • the media data transmission device 500 includes a stream splitter 510, a header generator 520, and a packaging 530.
  • the media data transmission device 500 receives the media data and generates an M-Unit.
  • the stream dividing unit 510 divides the media data into MFU units and transmits the media data to the package unit 520.
  • the header generator 520 may generate a header of the M-Unit, and the header structure may have the header structure of Table 1 described above.
  • the packaging unit 530 generates the M-Unit containing the divided MFU.
  • the media data transmission device 500 receives media data (S100).
  • the stream dividing unit 510 divides the media data into MFU units accommodating the NAL unit (S200).
  • the header generating unit 520 generates a header of the M-Unit
  • the packaging unit 530 generates an M-Unit containing the divided MFU (S300).
  • the header field of the M-Unit may include time information.
  • the M-Unit may include information related to additional transmission and consumption as described above. This approach can also be applied to MPUs.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a structure in which a media data transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention sequentially stores SVC content in an M-Unit.
  • 7 illustrates a structure of sequentially storing SVC content in an M-Unit.
  • This case is a structure that accommodates a plurality of AUs in one M-Unit, and can be used in the example in which the M-Unit is configured in a GOP unit or IDR cycle. Multiple access units may be accommodated in the M-Unit at intervals of GOP or IDR.
  • Each access unit may sequentially store the MFUs of the base layer CIF, the enhancement layer 1 (SD), and the enhancement layer 2 (HD).
  • MFUs 1,2 and 3 of AU1 are decoded
  • MFUs 4,5 and 6 of AU2 are decoded
  • MFUs 7,8 and 9 of AU3 are sequentially decoded.
  • the structure of the M-Unit can be used when a scalable layer is not required in a transmission environment such as a progressive download that performs transmission in chunks over TCP. This approach can also be applied to MPUs.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a structure in which a media data transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention is packaged into M-Units that provide three spatial scalability of SVC content in a progressive download manner. 8 illustrates an M-Unit providing three spatial scalability in a progressive download manner. All MFUs belonging to the same scalable layer may be included in the same M-Unit, and each scalable layer may correspond to a dedicated M-Unit.
  • MFUs of the enhancement layer 2 HD layer which are 3, 6, and 9 MFUs, are included in MU3.
  • MFUs 2, 5, and 8 of the enhancement layer 1 SD layer are included in MU2
  • MFUs 1, 4, and 7 of the base layer CIF layer are included in MU1.
  • the client receiving through this M-Unit structure can configure all possible scalability layers by downloading the appropriate combination of M-Units. This approach can also be applied to MPUs.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a structure in which a media data transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention is packaged as M-Units having SVC content.
  • 9 shows an example of configuring an M-Unit in the finest units with an SVC video bitstream.
  • MU1 contains the first MFU.
  • MU2 has a second MFU.
  • Other MUs also contain one MFU.
  • each M-Unit will contain one single MFU.
  • This structure is suitable for minimizing lost data in case of UDP streaming (or sending to RTP over UDP) where packet errors occur. This approach can also be applied to MPUs.

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La présente invention concerne une unité de traitement multimédia (MPU) à partir d'unités de composants d'unités de fragments multimédia, par la configuration d'une unité de traitement multimédia, obtenant ainsi les effets d'emballage des données multimédia correspondant aux différentes structures de données multimédia.
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