Title
HTTP adaptive streaming with Media Fragment URIs
Abstract
HTTP adaptive streaming was introduced with the general idea that user agents interpret a manifest file (describing different representations and segments of the media); where-after they retrieve the media content using sequential HTTP progressive download operations. MPEG started with the standardization of an HTTP streaming protocol, defining the structure and semantics of a manifest file and additional restrictions and extensions for container formats. At the same time, W3C is working on a specification for addressing media fragments on the Web using Uniform Resource Identifiers. The latter not only defines the URI syntax for media fragment identifiers but also the protocol for retrieving media fragments over HTTP. In this paper, we elaborate on the role of Media Fragment URIs within HTTP adaptive streaming scenarios. First, we elaborate on how different media representations can be addressed by means of Media Fragment URIs, by using track fragments. Additionally, we illustrate how HTTP adaptive streaming is realized relying on the Media Fragments URI retrieval protocol. To validate the presented ideas, we implemented Apple's HTTP Live streaming technique using Media Fragment URIs.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1109/ICME.2011.6012149
ICME
Keywords
Field
DocType
uri syntax,media fragment,media fragment uris,media fragments uri retrieval,media fragment identifiers,different representation,different media representation,manifest file,retrieving media fragment,media content,media,codecs,indexes,transport protocols,uniform resource identifier,user agents,user agent,servers,protocols,internet,web
Manifest file,World Wide Web,Identifier,Computer science,Hypermedia,User agent,Standardization,Semantics,Persistent uniform resource locator,The Internet
Conference
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
1945-7871
2
0.38
References 
Authors
2
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Wim Van Lancker19411.20
Davy Van Deursen222528.22
Erik Mannens367199.58
Rik Van de Walle42040238.28