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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS);
LTE;
Transparent end-to-end
Packet-switched Streaming Service (PSS);
Protocols and codecs
(3GPP TS 26.234 version 15.1.0 Release 15)
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3GPP TS 26.234 version 15.1.0 Release 15 1 ETSI TS 126 234 V15.1.0 (2018-10)
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RTS/TSGS-0426234vf10
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LTE,UMTS
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 2
Foreword . 2
Modal verbs terminology . 2
Foreword . 9
Introduction . 9
1 Scope . 10
2 References . 10
3 Definitions and abbreviations . 15
3.1 Definitions . 15
3.2 Abbreviations . 15
4 System description . 17
5 Protocols . 18
5.1 Session establishment . 18
5.2 Capability exchange . 19
5.2.1 General . 19
5.2.2 The device capability profile structure. 19
5.2.3 Vocabularies for PSS . 19
5.2.3.1 General . 19
5.2.3.2 PSS base vocabulary . 19
5.2.3.2.1 PssCommon component . 20
5.2.3.2.2 Streaming component . 22
5.2.3.2.3 ThreeGPFileFormat component . 29
5.2.3.2.4 Void . 31
5.2.3.3 Attributes from UAProf . 31
5.2.4 Extensions to the PSS schema/vocabulary . 33
5.2.4.1 Vocabulary definitions . 33
5.2.4.2 Backward compatibility . 34
5.2.5 Signalling of profile information between client and server . 34
5.2.6 Merging device capability profiles . 34
5.2.7 Profile transfer between the PSS server and the device profile server . 35
5.3 Session set-up and control . 35
5.3.1 General . 35
5.3.2 RTSP . 35
5.3.2.1 The 3GPP-Link-Char header . 35
5.3.2.2 The 3GPP-Adaptation header. 36
5.3.2.3 The Quality of Experience headers . 37
5.3.2.3.1 Protocol initiation and termination . 37
5.3.2.3.2 Metrics feedback . 38
5.3.2.3.3 Metrics feedback over HTTP . 39
5.3.2.3.3.0 Requirements and semantics . 39
5.3.2.3.3.1 XML Syntax for a QoE Report . 40
5.3.2.3.3.2 Example XML for the QoE Report . 41
5.3.2.4 Video buffering headers . 41
5.3.3 SDP . 42
5.3.3.1 General . 42
5.3.3.2 Additional SDP fields . 43
5.3.3.3 The "alt" and "alt-default-id" attributes . 46
5.3.3.4 The session level grouping attribute, "alt-group" . 46
5.3.3.5 The bit-rate adaptation support attribute, "3GPP-Adaptation-Support" . 47
5.3.3.6 The Quality of Experience support attribute, "3GPP-QoE-Metrics" . 47
5.3.3.7 The asset information attribute, "3GPP-Asset-Information" . 48
5.3.3.8 OMA-DM Configuration of QoE Metrics . 48
5.3.3.8.0 General . 48
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5.3.3.8.1 QoE metrics reporting management object . 48
5.3.3.8.2 QoE reporting rule definition . 53
5.4 MIME media types . 53
5.5 Extension for Fast Content Switching and Start-up . 55
5.5.1 Introduction. 55
5.5.2 Extensions to RTSP 1.0 . 55
5.5.2.1 Introduction . 55
5.5.2.2 Capability Handling . 55
5.5.2.2.1 Introduction . 55
5.5.2.2.2 Definition of the "Supported" RTSP Header Field . 55
5.5.2.3 SSRC in the "RTP-Info" RTSP Header Field . 56
5.5.2.4 Semantics of RTSP PLAY method . 56
5.5.3 Start-up . 56
5.5.4 Fast Content Switching . 57
5.5.4.1 Introduction . 57
5.5.4.2 "Switch-Stream" RTSP Header Field . 57
5.5.4.3 Switching to new content with available SDP . 58
5.5.4.4 Switching to new content without SDP . 58
5.5.4.5 Switching Media described in one SDP . 59
5.5.4.6 Adding Media Components to an ongoing session . 60
5.5.4.7 Removing Media Components from an ongoing session . 60
5.6 Extension for Time-Shifting Support . 60
5.6.1 Introduction. 60
5.6.2 General Description . 60
5.6.2a Extensions to RTSP 1.0 . 61
5.6.3 Accept-Ranges . 61
5.6.4 Signalling Time Shifting Ranges . 61
5.6.5 Timeshift buffer status updates . 62
5.7 Support for Trick Mode Operations . 62
5.8 Session Update . 63
6 Data transport . 65
6.1 Packet based network interface . 65
6.2 RTP over UDP/IP . 65
6.2.1 General . 65
6.2.2 RTP profiles . 65
6.2.3 RTP and RTCP extensions . 65
6.2.3.1 RTCP extended reports . 65
6.2.3.2 RTCP App packet for client buffer feedback (NADU APP packet) . 66
6.2.3.3 RTP retransmission . 67
6.2.3.3.1 General . 67
6.2.3.3.2 Multiplexing scheme . 67
6.2.3.3.3 RTCP retransmission request . 67
6.2.3.3.4 Congestion control and usage with rate adaptation . 67
6.2.4 RTP payload formats . 68
6.2.5 Coordination of Video Orientation . 68
6.3 HTTP over TCP/IP . 69
6.4 Transport of RTSP. 69
7 Codecs . 69
7.1 General . 69
7.2 Speech . 69
7.3 Audio . 69
7.3a Synthetic audio . 70
7.4 Video . 71
7.4.1 General video decoder requirements. 71
7.4.2 Output timing and buffer model . 71
7.4.3 Television services . 71
7.4.4 Stereoscopic 3D Video . 72
7.4.5 360 video and 3D audio for VR (Virtual Reality). 73
7.4.5.1 Video . 73
7.4.5.1.1 Operation Points . 73
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7.4.5.1.2 Progressive Download . 73
7.4.5.1.3 DASH . 73
7.4.5.2 Audio . 73
7.4.5.2.1 Operation Points . 73
7.4.5.2.2 Progressive Download . 74
7.4.5.2.3 DASH . 74
7.5 Still images . 74
7.6 Bitmap graphics . 74
7.7 Vector graphics . 74
7.8 Text . 74
7.9 Timed text . 74
7.10 3GPP file format . 75
7.11 Timed graphics . 75
8 Scene description . 75
8.1 General . 75
8.2 Void . 75
8.3 Void . 75
9 3GPP file format (interchange format for MMS) . 75
10 Adaptation of continuous media . 75
10.1 General . 75
10.2 Bit-rate adaptation . 76
10.2.1 Link-rate estimation . 76
10.2.1.1 Initial values . 76
10.2.1.2 Regular information sources . 76
10.2.2 Transmission adaptation . 76
10.2.3 Signalling for client buffer feedback . 76
10.3 Issues with deriving adaptation information (informative) . 78
11 Quality of Experience . 79
11.1 General . 79
11.2 QoE metrics . 79
11.2.0 General . 79
11.2.1 Corruption duration metric . 79
11.2.1.1 Default reporting format . 79
11.2.1.2 XML reporting format . 80
11.2.2 Rebuffering duration metric . 81
11.2.2.1 Default reporting format . 81
11.2.2.2 XML reporting format . 81
11.2.3 Initial buffering duration metric . 81
11.2.3.1 Default reporting format . 81
11.2.3.2 XML reporting format . 81
11.2.4 Successive loss of RTP packets . 81
11.2.4.1 Default reporting format . 81
11.2.4.2 XML reporting format . 82
11.2.5 Frame rate
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