Content for TR 26.905 Word version: 17.0.0

1 Scope p. 7

The present document provides a study of stereoscopic 3D video services over 3GPP networks and terminals. Technical definitions, use case descriptions, working assumptions, subjective tests results and technical studies are presented.

This document identifies the gaps within the Release 10 3GPP specifications in order to enable the implementation of the mobile 3D video use cases.

2 References p. 7

The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of the present document.

References are either specific (identified by date of publication, edition number, version number, etc.) or non-specific.
For a specific reference, subsequent revisions do not apply.
For a non-specific reference, the latest version applies. In the case of a reference to a 3GPP document (including a GSM document), a non-specific reference implicitly refers to the latest version of that document in the same Release as the present document.

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TR 21.905: "Vocabulary for 3GPP Specifications".

[2]

TS 26.114: "IP multimedia subsystem (IMS); Multimedia telephony, Media handling and interaction".

[3]

TS 26.234: "Transparent end-to-end packet switched streaming service (PSS); Protocols and codecs".

[4]

TS 26.346: "Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS); Protocols and codecs".

[5]

TS 26.247: "Transparent end-to-end Packet-switched Streaming Service (PSS); Progressive Download and Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (3GP-DASH)".

[6]

TS 26.140: "Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS); Media formats and codecs".

[7]

TS 26.245: "Transparent end-to-end Packet-switched Streaming Service (PSS); Timed Text Format".

[8]

TS 26.430: "Timed Graphics".

[9]

TR 26.904: "Improved Video Coding Support".

[10]

RFC 3261: "SIP: Session Initiation Protocol".

[11]

RFC 3264: "An Offer/Answer Model with the Session Description Protocol (SDP)".

[12]

draft-ietf-payload-rtp-mvc-01 "RTP Payload Format for MVC Video".

[13]

IETF personal draft draft-greevenbosch-mmusic-sdp-3d-format-002: "Signal 3D format".

[14]

ITU-R Recommendation BT 1788: "Methodology for the subjective assessment of video quality in multimedia applications".

[15]

TS 26.244: "Transparent end-to-end packet switched streaming service (PSS); 3GPP file format".

[16]

ISO/IEC 14496-15: 2010: "Information technology - Coding of audio-visual objects - Part 15: Advanced Video Coding (AVC) file format".

[17]

ISO/IEC 14496-12:2008/Amd2 | 15444-12:2008/Amd2: "Part 12: ISO base media file format AMENDMENT 2: Support for sub-track selection & switching, post-decoder requirements, and color information ISO base media file format".

[18]

ISO/IEC 14496-12:2008 | 15444-12:2008: "Information technology - Coding of audio-visual objects - Part 12: ISO base media file format" | "Information technology - JPEG 2000 image coding system - Part 12: ISO base media file format".

[19]

JM H.264/AVC Reference Software, http://iphome.hhi.de/suehring/tml/download/.

[20]

JMVC H.264/MVC Reference Software, Version 8.5, March 2011.

[21]

Proceedings of the IEEE: "Overview of the stereo and multiview video coding extensions of the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC standard", A. Vetro, T. Wiegand, and G. Sullivan, ,, vol. 99, no. 4, p. 626642, 2011.

[22]

Doc. JVT-AE022: "Coding performance of stereo high profile for movie sequences, London, U.K., Joint Video Team (JVT)", T. Chen, Y. Kashiwagi, C. S. Lim, and T. Nishi , Jul. 2009.

[23]

Broadcasting, IEEE Transactions on: "Studies on the bit rate requirements for a HDTV format with 1920x1080 pixel resolution, progressive scanning at 50 Hz frame rate targeting large flat panel displays," H. Hoffmann, T. Itagaki, D. Wood, and A. Bock, , vol. 52, no. 4, pp. 420-434, 2006.

[24]

TS 26.237: "IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) based Packet Switch Streaming (PSS) and Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) User Service; Protocols ".

[25]

RFC 6381: "The 'Codecs' and 'Profiles' Parameters for 'Bucket' Media Types", Gellens R., Singer D. and Frojdh P., August 2011.

[26]

ISO/IEC 23009-1: "Information technology -- Dynamic adaptive streaming over HTTP (DASH) -- Part 1: Media presentation description and segment formats.

[27]

Open Mobile Alliance: "User Agent Profile Version 2.0", February 2006.

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3DTV-Conference: The True Vision - Capture, Transmission and Display of 3D Video (3DTV-CON): ,"Adaptive parallax for 3D television", Ide, K. and Sikora, T., 2010, vol., no., pp.1-4, 7-9 June 2010.

3 Definitions and abbreviations p. 8

3.1 Definitions p. 8

For the purposes of the present document, the terms and definitions given in TR 21.905 and the following apply. A term defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same term, if any, in TR 21.905.

3.2 Abbreviations p. 9

For the purposes of the present document, the abbreviations given in TR 21.905 and the following apply. An abbreviation defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same abbreviation, if any, in TR 21.905.

AVC

Advanced Video Coding

DASH

Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP

HDMI

High-Definition Multimedia Interface

HTTP

Hypertext Transfer Protocol

IMS

IP Multimedia Subsystem

Internet Protocol

IPD

Interpupillary Distance

Infrared

LTE

Long Term Evolution

MBMS

Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Services

MPD

Media Presentation Description

MTSI

Multimedia Telephony Services for IMS

MVC

Multiview Video Coding

PSS

Packet Switched Streaming Service

RTP

Real Time Protocol

SDP

Session Description Protocol

4 General p. 10

4.1 Introduction p. 10

This Technical Report provides a study on mobile 3D stereoscopic video in 3GPP. Use cases and technical solutions are investigated regarding a variety of setups using 3GPP's streaming, multicast/broadcast, download and progressive download as well as conversational services. Clause 5 provides a definition of the stereoscopic 3D video technologies and terminology as well as a video codecs performance comparison. Clauses 6 and 7 focus on use cases for which the working assumptions and the operation points are defined before providing a technical analysis, whereas clause 8 provides a set of use cases in which further study is required so as to identify the gaps. Clause 9 introduces subjective tests conducted on a 3D capable mobile terminal and clause 10 presents a generic approach for 3D content adaptation depending on the client terminal charasteristics. The conclusion summarizes the recommended way forward for the introduction of 3D stereoscopic video support in 3GPP specifications.