Metadata Aggregator
Metadata aggregators facilitate the connection of disparate sources of data and/or provide the means for others to connect to the data stored in their repositories through common content…
Read articleTHE STREAMING VIDEO KNOWLEDGE BASE
Explore the world of streaming video.
Definitions, diagrams and technical knowledge, connected.
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Metadata Enhancement
A process where descriptive metadata is reviewed and edited or added to in order to increase the overall value of the content package. Metadata enhancement can be performed…
Read articleMetadata Landscape
The evolution of content distribution models over the past decades has introduced a tremendous amount of flexibility for content processing and delivery. The availability of metadata, which provides…
Read articleMetadata Mapping
A set of correspondences between terms, fields, or element names used for translating data from one standard or vocabulary into another, or as a means of combining terms…
Read articleMFA
Multi-Factor Authentication – A user is authenticated to a service using two or more “factors”. Common factors are passwords, One-Time Passwords sent via SMS, or a biometric fingerprint.
Read articleMicrosoft Smooth Streaming (MSS)
Microsoft Smooth Streaming (MSS) is a technology developed by Microsoft for adaptive bitrate streaming of media content over HTTP.
Read articleMITM
Man-in-the middle attack
Read articleMobile Video: Exposed
This consumer research study, based on 1000 respondents, was fielded in late 2016 and explored attitudes and behaviors around watching video on mobile phones.
Read articleMonitoring Techniques
Taxonomy of monitoring techniques.
Read articleMoving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) is a working group of experts that develops standards for audio and video compression and transmission.
Read articleMP3
MP3 is a compressed audio file format standardized by MPEG. An MP3 file includes a header, metadata and compressed audio.
Read articlemsec
Milliseconds
Read articleMulti-Access Edge Computing
Technique to allow a UE (User Equipment) to access services which are hosted close to the serving base station. It brings application hosting from centralized data centers down…
Read articleMulti-Key
Term used when separate encryption key is assigned to each video tracks and audio track per content. For example, separate content keys may be used for each category…
Read articleMulticast
A one-to-many network traffic distribution mechanism. Multicast stands in contrast to unicast (one-to-one) network traffic transactions. Broadcast (one-to-all) is the other traffic delivery scheme which is only used…
Read articleMulticast ABR
Technology which permits to multicast media objects that are common in HTTP-based streaming protocols. In one instantiation, it is composed of two components: one server to create a…
Read articleNDA
Non-disclosure agreement
Read articleNetEm
Network Emulator
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