Low-complexity standard-compatible robust and scalable video streaming over lossy/variable bandwidth networks

We propose a robust and scalable transmission scheme based on multiple description coding (MDC). Each description is encoded using a standard video codec such as MPEG-2 or H.264. This scheme provides equal or better robustness with respect to other solutions such as forward error correction (FEC), at lower system complexity; also, it provides scalability by selectively dropping descriptions.