PoC
Proof of Concept
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Precision Time Protocol (PTP)
Precision Time Protocol (PTP) is a time standard. It enables other technologies, ex. the 2110 protocol, to keep accurate timing between audio, video, closed captioning and other metadata.…
Read articlePresentation Timestamp (PTS)
Presentation Timestamp (PTS) is a crucial concept used to ensure the proper synchronization and presentation timing of media segments within an HLS stream. PTS helps maintain the correct…
Read articleProducer Reference Time (PRFT)
Producer Reference Time (PRFT) is a concept introduced in the context of LL-DASH. The PRFT supplies times corresponding to the production of associated media. Among other benefits, this…
Read articleQuadrature Amplitude Modulation
QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) is a digital encoding scheme used to transmit data over Radio Frequency (RF). For example, QAM is used for Digital TV (DTV) video transmission…
Read articleQuality of Experience (QoE)
Quality of Experience is a measure of overall delight or annoyance of viewer’s media streaming experience (ITU.T P.10 item 6.209). Many factors can impact QoE, including: poor PVQ,…
Read articleQuality of Service
Measure of underlying technical aspects or characteristics of media streaming (ITU.T P.10 item 6.212), including: performance, availability. Poor QoS can impact PVQ and/or QoE. In contrast to QoE,…
Read articleQuick UDP Internet Connections (QUIC)
Quick UDP Internet Connections (QUIC) is a UDP-based transport layer network protocol. HTTP/3 uses QUIC to achieve performance enhancements (e.g. simpler handshakes, multiplexing) such as lower latency media…
Read articleRAN
Radio Access Network
Read articleRDK
RDK is an open-source software platform for the connected home that standardizes core functions used in broadband devices and set-top boxes.
Read articleReal Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP)
Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) is a communication protocol for streaming audio, video, and data over the Internet. Originally developed as a proprietary protocol by Macromedia for streaming…
Read articleReal Time Streaming Protocol
Protocol developed by the IETF and published in 1998 as RFC 2326 (later revised in RFC 7826), for use in streaming media systems. RTSP lets a client remotely…
Read articleReal-time Transport Protocol
A protocol designed for delivering real-time audio and video over IP networks.
Read articleReliable Internet Stream Transport
An open-source, interoperable transport protocol designed for reliable, low-latency video contribution and distribution over the public internet
Read articleReverse Proxy
A type of proxy server that directs customer requests to the appropriate source server, providing a level of abstraction to the content source and ensuring smooth flow of…
Read articleRound Trip Time
Measure of total time for network request (e.g. for a media object) to travel over the network and for response to travel back.
Read articleS3
Simple Storage Service
Read articleSaaS
Software as a Service
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