ABR Client Side Latency
Factors impacting client-side latency in ABR-based streaming.
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Common Media Application Format (CMAF)
Common Media Application Format (CMAF) is an Apple-Microsoft standard aiming to simplify workflows by defining concurrent use of multiple ABR methods (e.g. DASH, HLS) while using one set…
Read articleDynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP
Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP is an MPEG international standard to enable non-proprietary ABR media streaming using fMP4 containers and any codec format.
Read articleEncoded Bitrate
Encoded Bitrate is the bitrate of the compressed (i.e. during ABR encode/transcode) audio or video media objects, each Bitrate level representing different quality levels in ABR. The concept…
Read articleEncoder Boundary Point (EBP)
Encoder Boundary Point (EBP) is used by the ABR transcoder to signal segment boundaries that are used by the packager downstream to generate the segment files. Standardized by…
Read articleHTTP Live Streaming
HTTP Live Streaming is an Apple standard for ABR media streaming using fMP4 or MPEG-TS containers and H.264 or H.265 video codecs.
Read articleManifest
A manifest refers to a text file that describes other files that can be fetched as part of Adaptive Bitrate Streaming (ABR). A master manifest is a text…
Read articleThe Viability of Multicast ABR in Future Streaming Architectures
This paper explores the technology behind Multicast ABR and its potential to improve how video content is streamed over IP, meeting the network operator’s needs for a scalable…
Read articleUnicast
Unicast delivery in IP networks involves a 1:1 data transmission scheme where one host or endpoint is communicating with one other host or endpoint exclusively. Contrast with broadcast…
Read articleVariant
Program content that has been encoded into a particular bit rate, frame size and/or frame rate. ABR streaming technology provides consistent, high-quality viewing in situations where bandwidth may…
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