Video coding and transport layer techniques for H.264/AVC-based transmission over packet-lossy networks

Standard compliant enhancements of the emerging H.264/AVC coding algorithm for transmission over lossy IP-based networks are described with the error resilience features being presented in greater detail. Standard compliant encoder and decoder enhancements as well as the exploitation of transport layer mechanisms to improve the quality in packet lossy environments are presented. Different schemes are compared and appropriate experimental results based on common test conditions are discussed. Finally, the selection of suitable features is discussed.