Title :
A Dynamic Configurable Multimedia Processing Proxy for IPTV Services in Ambient Networks
Author :
Tariq, Muhammad Adnan ; Kampmann, Markus
Abstract :
A novel multimedia processing proxy is presented which is especially suited for IPTV services. It offers special multimedia processing functionalities for IPTV namely transcoding of video and audio, picture-in-picture functionality as well as the insertion of text messages. The proxy is dynamically configurable and reconfigurable during runtime. Furthermore, its application to service-aware transport overlays in ambient networks is possible. A realization of the proxy is described and its application for IPTV services in ambient networks is explained.
Keywords :
IP networks; digital television; multimedia communication; transcoding; IPTV services; ambient networks; audio transcoding; dynamic configurable multimedia processing proxy; multimedia processing functionality; service-aware transport overlays; video transcoding; Ambient networks; Decoding; Hardware; IPTV; MPEG 4 Standard; Multimedia systems; Network servers; Protocols; TV; Transcoding; Ambient Networks; IPTV; media delivery; media overlays; overlay networks;
Conference_Titel :
Mobile and Wireless Communications Summit, 2007. 16th IST
Conference_Location :
Budapest
Print_ISBN :
963-8111-66-6
Electronic_ISBN :
963-8111-66-6
DOI :
10.1109/ISTMWC.2007.4299157
