RTP Payload Format for Scalable Video Coding
RFC 6190
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) S. Wenger
Request for Comments: 6190 Independent
Category: Standards Track Y.-K. Wang
ISSN: 2070-1721 Huawei Technologies
T. Schierl
Fraunhofer HHI
A. Eleftheriadis
Vidyo
May 2011
RTP Payload Format for Scalable Video Coding
Abstract
This memo describes an RTP payload format for Scalable Video Coding
(SVC) as defined in Annex G of ITU-T Recommendation H.264, which is
technically identical to Amendment 3 of ISO/IEC International
Standard 14496-10. The RTP payload format allows for packetization
of one or more Network Abstraction Layer (NAL) units in each RTP
packet payload, as well as fragmentation of a NAL unit in multiple
RTP packets. Furthermore, it supports transmission of an SVC stream
over a single as well as multiple RTP sessions. The payload format
defines a new media subtype name "H264-SVC", but is still backward
compatible to RFC 6184 since the base layer, when encapsulated in its
own RTP stream, must use the H.264 media subtype name ("H264") and
the packetization method specified in RFC 6184. The payload format
has wide applicability in videoconferencing, Internet video
streaming, and high-bitrate entertainment-quality video, among
others.
Status of This Memo
This is an Internet Standards Track document.
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(IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has
received public review and has been approved for publication by the
Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on
Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 5741.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................5
1.1. The SVC Codec ..............................................6
1.1.1. Overview ............................................6
1.1.2. Parameter Sets ......................................8
1.1.3. NAL Unit Header .....................................9
1.2. Overview of the Payload Format ............................12
1.2.1. Design Principles ..................................12
1.2.2. Transmission Modes and Packetization Modes .........13
1.2.3. New Payload Structures .............................15
2. Conventions ....................................................16
3. Definitions and Abbreviations ..................................16
3.1. Definitions ...............................................16
3.1.1. Definitions from the SVC Specification .............16
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