Brandenburg, K.K.BrandenburgPopp, H.H.Popp2022-03-032022-03-032000https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/198727MPEG Layer-3, otherwise known as MP3, has generated a phenomenal interest among Internet users, or at least among those who want to download highly-compressed digital audio files at near-CD quality. This article provides an introduction to the work of the MPEG group which was, and still is, responsible for bringing this open (i.e., non-proprietary) compression standard to the forefront of Internet audio downloads.enaudio codingcode standardsinternettelecommunication standards006621journal article