Multimedia content adaptation for internet protocol television services in the IP multimedia subsystem

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 74-77). === This thesis involves an investigation into which of these techniques are best suited for use in IMS-based IPTV services with each adaptation method evaluated in terms of its relative strengths and weaknesses. Precoding has low processing requir...

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Main Author: Marston, Robert John
Other Authors: Ventura, Neco
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5171
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Summary:Includes bibliographical references (leaves 74-77). === This thesis involves an investigation into which of these techniques are best suited for use in IMS-based IPTV services with each adaptation method evaluated in terms of its relative strengths and weaknesses. Precoding has low processing requirements for the adaption of video but requires excessive amounts of disk storage; this is to ensure sufficient catering for the diverse range of video bit-rates and capabilities of user end-terminals.