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 en- hancements as well as the exploitation of transport layer mecha- nisms to improve the quality in packet lossy environments are presented. Different schemes are compared and appropriate ex- perimental results based on common test conditions are dis- cussed. Finally, the selection of suitable features is discussed.