3GPP Work Item description

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Feature:     Packet-switched streaming services (Rel-6)

The objective of this Feature is to standardize the components of a mobile multimedia content delivery service, including streaming protocols, media transport protocols and multimedia codecs, endeavouring to harmonize with existing and emerging 3GPP multimedia applications whenever possible.

Solutions should be fully backwards-compatibile with the Rel-5 Extended Streaming standards.

This work item will cover:

• Support for service adaptation:

• Enabling adaptation based on capability exchange, including user preferences.

• Support adaptation to varying network conditions.

• Adaptation to network capabilities and characteristics (GERAN, UTRAN and WLAN).

• Consideration of introduction of new codecs and formats. 

• Harmonized streaming support for MMS.

• Consideration of introduction of a server file format and a file format for progressive download. 

• Real time monitoring of application level QoS.

Work to be led by S4.