Fundamentals and Evolution of MPEG-2 Systems: Paving the MPEG Road (Hardcover)

This book describes the fundamentals and details of MPEG-2 Systems technology

Written by an expert in the field, this book examines the MPEG-2 system specification as developed in the early 1990’s, as well as its evolution into the fourth edition of the MPEG-2 systems standard, published in 2013. While MPEG-2 systems will continue to evolve further, this book describes the MPEG-2 system functionality as of October 2013. Furthermore, relevant background information is provided. The discussion of MPEG-2 system functionality requires knowledge of various fundamental issues, such as timing, and supported content formats. Therefore also some basic information on video and audio coding is provided, including their evolution. Also other content formats supported in MPEG-2 systems are described, as far as needed to understand MPEG-2 systems.

• Ordered logically working from the basics and background through to the details and fundamentals of MPEG-2 transport streams and program streams
• Explores important issues within the standardization process itself
• Puts the developments on MPEG-2 systems into historic perspective
• Includes support of 3D Video and transport of AVC, SVC and MVC
• Concludes with additional issues such as real-time interface, delivery over IP networks and usage by application standardization bodies
• Predicts a continuing promising future for MPEG-2 transport streams

本書描述了MPEG-2系統技術的基礎和細節。這本書由該領域的專家撰寫，探討了MPEG-2系統規範的發展，從20世紀90年代初開始，一直到2013年發布的第四版MPEG-2系統標準。儘管MPEG-2系統還將繼續發展，但本書描述的是2013年10月的MPEG-2系統功能。此外，還提供了相關的背景信息。討論MPEG-2系統功能需要了解各種基本問題，例如時間控制和支持的內容格式。因此，本書還提供了一些關於視頻和音頻編碼的基本信息，包括它們的演進。同樣，還描述了MPEG-2系統支持的其他內容格式，以便理解MPEG-2系統。

本書按照從基礎和背景到MPEG-2傳輸流和節目流的細節的邏輯順序進行排序。探討了標準化過程中的重要問題。將MPEG-2系統的發展放入歷史背景中。包括對3D視頻的支持以及AVC、SVC和MVC的傳輸。最後討論了其他問題，如實時接口、在IP網絡上的傳輸以及應用標準化機構的使用。預測MPEG-2傳輸流將有一個持續有前途的未來。