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Network Working Group                                         R. Gellens
Internet-Draft                                     QUALCOMM Incorporated
Obsoletes: 4281 (if approved)                                  D. Singer
Intended status: Standards Track                              Apple Inc.
Expires: June 26, 2011                                         P. Frojdh
                                                       Ericsson Research
                                                       December 23, 2010


      The Codecs and Profiles Parameters for "Bucket" Media Types
                  draft-gellens-mime-bucket-bis-00.txt

Abstract

   Several MIME type/subtype combinations exist that can contain
   different media formats.  A receiving agent thus needs to examine the
   details of such media content to determine if the specific elements
   can be rendered given an available set of codecs.  Especially when
   the end system has limited resources, or the connection to the end
   system has limited bandwidth, it would be helpful to know from the
   Content-Type alone if the content can be rendered.

   This document specifies two parameters, "codecs" and "profiles",
   which are used with various MIME types or type/subtype combinations
   to allow for unambiguous specification of the codecs and/or profiles
   employed by the media formats contained within.

   By labeling content with the specific codecs indicated to render the
   contained media, receiving systems can determine if the codecs are
   supported by the end system, and if not, can take appropriate action
   (such as rejecting the content, sending notification of the
   situation, transcoding the content to a supported type, fetching and
   installing the required codecs, further inspection to determine if it
   will be sufficient to support a subset of the indicated codecs, etc.)

   Similarly, the profiles can provide an overall indication, to the
   receiver, of the specifications with which the content complies.  The
   receiver may be able to work out the extent to which it can handle
   and render the content by examining to see which of the declared
   profiles it supports, and what they mean.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
   2.  Conventions Used in This Document  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
   3.  The Codecs Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
     3.1.  Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
     3.2.  Generic Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
     3.3.  ISO File Format Name Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
     3.4.  ISO Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
     3.5.  Use in Additional Media Types  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
     3.6.  Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
     3.7.  Additional Media Feature Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
   4.  The Profiles Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
     4.1.  Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
     4.2.  Formal Declaration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
     4.3.  Profiles Parameter Definition  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
     4.4.  Profiles for ISO Base Media File Format and QuickTime
           files  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
     4.5.  Profiles Parameter BNF Definition  . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
   5.  IANA Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
   6.  Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
   7.  Security Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
   8.  Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
   9.  References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
     9.1.  Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
     9.2.  Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
   Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
























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1.  Introduction

   One of the original motivations for MIME is the ability to identify
   the specific media type of a message part.  However, due to various
   factors, it is not always possible from looking at the MIME type and
   subtype to know which specific media formats are contained in the
   body part, or which codecs are indicated in order to render the
   content.

   There are several media type/subtypes (either currently registered or
   deployed with registration pending) that contain codecs chosen from a
   set.  In the absence of the parameters described here, it is
   necessary to examine each media element in order to determine the
   codecs or other features required to render the content.  For
   example, video/3gpp may contain any of the video formats H.263
   Profile 0, H.263 Profile 3, H.264, MPEG-4 Simple Profile, and/or any
   of the audio formats Adaptive Multi Rate (AMR), Adaptive Multi Rate -
   WideBand (AMR-WB), Extended AMR-WB, Advanced Audio Coding (AAC), or
   Enhanced aacPlus, as specified in [3GPP-Formats].

   In some cases, the specific codecs can be determined by examining the
   header information of the media content.  While this isn't as bad as
   examining the entire content, it still requires specialized knowledge
   of each format and is resource consumptive.

   This ambiguity can be a problem for various clients and servers.  It
   presents a significant burden to Multimedia Messaging (MMS) servers,
   which must examine the media sent in each message in order to
   determine which codecs are required to render the content.  Only then
   can such a server determine if the content requires transcoding or
   specialized handling prior to being transmitted to the handset.

   Additionally, it presents a challenge to smart clients on devices
   with constrained memory, processing power, or transmission bandwidth
   (such as cellular telephones and PDAs).  Such clients often need to
   determine in advance if they are currently capable of rendering the
   content contained in an MMS or email message.

   Ambiguity:

   o  audio/3gpp can contain AMR, AAC, AMR-WB, Extended AMR-WB, or
      Enhanced aacPlus contents as specified in [3GPP-Formats].

   o  audio/3gpp2 can contain AMR, AAC, 13K (as per [13k]), Enhanced
      Variable Rate Codec (EVRC), Selectable Mode Vocoder (SMV), or
      VMR-WB, as specified in [3GPP2-Formats].





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   o  video/3gpp can contain H.263 Profile 0, H.263 Profile 3, H.264,
      MPEG-4 Simple Profile, and/or AMR, AMR-WB, Extended AMR-WB, AAC,
      or Enhanced aacPlus, as specified in [3GPP-Formats].

   o  video/3gpp2 can contain H.263 Profile 0, H.263 Profile 3, H.264,
      MPEG-4 Simple Profile, and/or AMR, AAC, 13K (as per [RFC3625]),
      EVRC, SMV, or VMR-WB, as specified in [3GPP2-Formats].

   Note that there are additional media types that are ambiguous, but
   are outside the scope of this document, including:

   o  video/mpeg4-generic, which can contain anything allowed by the
      MPEG-4 specification, or any codec registered with the MP4
      registration authority [MP4RA];

   With each "bucket" type, a receiving agent only knows that it has a
   container format.  It doesn't even know whether content labeled
   video/3gpp or video/3gpp2 contains video; it might be audio only,
   audio and video, or video only.

   A solution that permits a receiving agent to determine the specific
   codecs or profiles required to render media content would help
   provide efficient and scalable servers, especially for Multimedia
   Messaging (MMS), and aid the growth of multimedia services in
   wireless networks.


























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2.  Conventions Used in This Document

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
   document are to be interpreted as described in "Key words for use in
   RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels" [RFC2119] .

   The syntax in this document uses the BNF rules specified in [RFC2045]
   and [RFC2231].










































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3.  The Codecs Parameter

3.1.  Introduction

   This section adds a parameter to allow unambiguous specification of
   all codecs indicated to render the content in the MIME part.  This
   parameter is optional in all current types to which it is added.
   Future types that contain ambiguity are strongly encouraged to
   include this parameter.

   This parameter applies to:

   1.  Files in the family based on the ISO Base Media File Format
       [ISO14496-12].

   2.  The QuickTime file format, owned by Apple Inc.

   This includes the media types:

   1.  audio/3gpp, video/3gpp

   2.  audio/3gpp2, video/3gpp2

   3.  audio/mp4, video/mp4

   4.  video/quicktime

   Parameter name: Codecs

   Parameter value: A single value, or a comma-separated list of values
   identifying the codec(s) indicated to render the content in the body
   part.

   Each value consists of one or more dot-separated elements.  The name
   space for the first element is determined by the MIME type.  The name
   space for each subsequent element is determined by the preceding
   element.

   Note that, per [RFC2045], some characters (including the comma used
   to separate multiple values) require that the entire parameter value
   be enclosed in quotes.

   An element MAY include an octet that must be encoded in order to
   comply with [RFC2045].  In this case, [RFC2231] is used: an asterisk
   ("*") is placed at the end of the parameter name (becoming "codecs*"
   instead of "codecs"), the parameter value usually starts with two
   single quote ("'") characters (indicating that neither character set
   nor language is specified), and each octet that requires encoding is



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   represented as a percent sign ("%") followed by two hexadecimal
   digits.  Note that, when the [RFC2231] form is used, the percent
   sign, asterisk, and single quote characters have special meaning and
   so must themselves be encoded.


           Examples of Generic Syntax:
               codecs=a.bb.ccc.d
               codecs="a.bb.ccc.d, e.fff"
               codecs*=''fo%2e
               codecs*="''%25%20xz, gork"

   When the Codecs parameter is used, it MUST contain all codecs
   indicated by the content present in the body part.  The Codecs
   parameter MUST NOT include any codecs that are not indicated by any
   media elements in the body part.

   In some cases, not all indicated codecs are absolutely required in
   order to render the content.  Therefore, when a receiver does not
   support all listed codecs, special handling MAY be required.  For
   example, the media element(s) MAY need to be examined in order to
   determine if an unsupported codec is actually required (e.g., there
   may be alternative tracks (such as English and Spanish audio), there
   may be timed text that can be dropped, etc.)

   NOTE: Although the parameter value MUST be complete and accurate in
   'breadth' (that is, it MUST report all four-character codes used in
   all tracks for ISO-family files, for example) systems MUST NOT rely
   on it being complete in 'depth'.  If the hierarchical rules for a
   given code (e.g., 'qvxy') were written after a server was
   implemented, for example, that server will not know what elements to
   place after 'qvxy'.

   If a receiver encounters a body part whose Codecs parameter contains
   codecs that are not indicated by any media elements, then the
   receiver SHOULD process the body part by discarding the information
   in the Codecs parameter.

   If a receiver encounters a body part whose Codecs parameter does not
   contain all codecs indicated by the media elements, then the receiver
   MAY process the body part by discarding the information in the Codecs
   parameter.

3.2.  Generic Syntax

   The Codecs parameter takes either of two forms.  The first form is
   used when the value does not contain any octets that require
   encoding.  The second form uses [RFC2231] to allow arbitrary octets



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   to be encoded.  With either form, quotes allow for commas and other
   characters in <tspecials> (quotes MAY be used even when not
   required).

   This BNF uses the rules specified in [RFC2045] and [RFC2231] .

   Implementations MUST NOT add CFWS between the tokens except after
   ",".  TOKEN is defined in [RFC2045], and <ext-octet> and <attribute-
   char> are defined in [RFC2231].


      codecs      := cod-simple / cod-fancy
      cod-simple  := "codecs" "=" unencodedv
      unencodedv  := id-simple / simp-list
      simp-list   := DQUOTE id-simple *( "," id-simple ) DQUOTE
      id-simple   := element
                  ; "." reserved as hierarchy delimiter
      element     := 1*octet-sim
      octet-sim   := <any TOKEN character>

                  ; Within a Codecs parameter value, "." is reserved
                  ; as a hierarchy delimiter
      cod-fancy   := "codecs*" ":=" encodedv
      encodedv    := fancy-sing / fancy-list
      fancy-sing  := [charset] "'" [language] "'" id-encoded
                  ; Parsers MAY ignore <language>
                  ; Parsers MAY support only US-ASCII and UTF-8
      fancy-list  := DQUOTE [charset] "'" [language] "'" id-list DQUOTE
                  ; Parsers MAY ignore <language>
                  ; Parsers MAY support only US-ASCII and UTF-8
      id-list     := id-encoded *( "," id-encoded )
      id-encoded  := encoded-elm *( "." encoded-elm )
                  ; "." reserved as hierarchy delimiter
      encoded-elm := 1*octet-fancy
      octet-fancy := ext-octet / attribute-char

      DQUOTE      := %x22 ; " (double quote)

   Initial name space: This document only defines values for files in
   the ISO Base Media File Format, and QuickTime, families.  Other file
   formats may also define codec naming.

3.3.  ISO File Format Name Space

   For the ISO Base Media File Format, and the QuickTime movie file
   format, the first element of a Codecs parameter value is a sample
   description entry four-character code as registered by the MP4
   Registration Authority [MP4RA].  Values are case sensitive.



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   Note that there are potentially multiple tracks in a file, each
   potentially carrying multiple sample entries (some but not all uses
   of the ISO File Format restrict the number of sample entries in a
   track to one).

   When the first element of a value is 'mp4a' (indicating some kind of
   MPEG-4 audio) or 'mp4v' (indicating some kind of MPEG-4 part-2
   video), the second element is the hexadecimal representation of the
   MP4 Registration Authority ObjectTypeIndication (OTI), as specified
   in [MP4RA] and [MP41] (including amendments).  Note that [MP4RA] uses
   a leading "0x" with these values, which is omitted here and hence
   implied.

   One of the OTI values for 'mp4a' is 40 (identifying MPEG-4 audio).
   For this value, the third element identifies the audio
   ObjectTypeIndication (OTI) as defined in [MP4A] (including
   amendments), expressed as a decimal number.

   For example, AAC low complexity has the value 2, so a complete string
   for AAC-LC would be "mp4a.40.2".

   One of the OTI values for 'mp4v' is 20 (identifying MPEG-4 part-2
   video).  For this value, the third element identifies the video
   ProfileLevelIndication as defined in [MP4V] (including amendments),
   expressed as a decimal number.

   For example, MPEG-4 Visual Simple Profile Level 0 has the value 9, so
   a complete string for MPEG-4 Visual Simple Profile Level 0 would be
   "mp4v.20.9".

   When the first element of a value is code indicating a codec from the
   Advanced Video Coding specification [AVC], such as 'avc1' -
   indicating AVC (h.264) video - or a code indicating Scalable Video
   Coding (SVC) or Multiview Video Coding (MVC), the second element is
   the hexadecimal representation of the following three bytes in the
   sequence parameter set NAL unit specified in [AVC]:

   (1)  profile_idc,

   (2)  a byte composed of the values of constraint_set0_flag,
        constraint_set1_flag, constraint_set2_flag,
        constraint_set3_flag, and reserved_zero_4bits in bit-
        significance order, starting from the most significant bit, and

   (3)  level_idc.

   Note that reserved_zero_4bits is required to be equal to 0 in [AVC],
   but other values for it may be specified in the future by ITU-T or



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   ISO/IEC.

   This is as previously defined in the 3GPP File Format specification
   3GPP TS 26.244 [3GPP-Formats], section A.2.2.

3.4.  ISO Syntax

      id-simple   :=/ id-iso
      id-encoded  :=/ id-iso
      id-iso      := iso-gen / iso-mpega / iso-mpegv
      iso-gen     := cpid *( element / encoded-elm )
                  ; <element> used with <codecs-simple>
                  ; <encoded-elm> used with <codecs-fancy>
                  ;
                  ; Note that the BNF permits "." within <element>
                  ; and <encoded-elm> but "." is reserved as the
                  ; hierarchy delimiter
      iso-mpega   := mp4a "." oti [ "." aud-oti ]
      iso-mpegv   := mp4v "." oti [ "." vid-pli ]
      iso-avc     := avc1 [ "." avcoti  ]
      cpid        := 4(octet-simple / octet-fancy)
                  ; <octet-simple> used with <codecs-simple>
                  ; <octet-fancy> used with <codecs-fancy>
      mp4a        := %x6d.70.34.61 ; 'mp4a'
      oti         := 2(DIGIT / "A" / "B" / "C" / "D" / "E" / "F")
                  ; leading "0x" omitted
      avcoti      := 6(DIGIT / "A" / "B" / "C" / "D" / "E" / "F")
                  ; leading "0x" omitted
      aud-oti     := 1*DIGIT
      mp4v        := %x6d.70.34.76 ; 'mp4v'
      vid-pli     := 1*DIGIT

3.5.  Use in Additional Media Types

   This parameter MAY be specified for use with additional MIME media
   types.

   For ISO file formats where the name space as defined here is
   sufficient, all that needs to be done is to update the media type
   registration to specify the Codecs parameter with a reference to this
   document.  For existing media types, it is generally advisable for
   the parameter to be optional; for new media types, the parameter MAY
   be optional or required, as appropriate.

   For ISO file formats where the name space as defined here needs to be
   expanded, a new document MAY update this one by specifying the
   additional detail.




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   For non-ISO formats, a new document MAY update this one by specifying
   the name space for the media type(s).

3.6.  Examples


      Content-Type: video/3gpp2; codecs="sevc, s263"
          (EVRC audio plus H.263 video)
      Content-Type: audio/3gpp; codecs=samr
          (AMR audio)
      Content-Type: video/3gpp; codecs="s263, samr"
          (H.263 video plus AMR audio)
      Content-Type: audio/3gpp2; codecs=mp4a.E1
          (13k audio)
      Content-Type: video/3gpp2; codecs="mp4v.20.9, mp4a.E1"
          (MPEG-4 Visual Simple Profile Level 0 plus 13K voice)

   Note: OTI value 20 ("0x20" in [MP4RA]) says "Includes associated
   Amendment(s) and Corrigendum(a).  The actual object types are defined
   in [MP4V] and are conveyed in the DecoderSpecificInfo as specified in
   [MP4V], Annex K."  (references adjusted).

3.7.  Additional Media Feature Details

   It is sometimes helpful to provide additional details for a media
   element (e.g., the number of X and Y pixels, the color depth, etc.).
   These details are sometimes called "media features" or "media
   characteristics".

   When such additional features are included, the content-features
   [RFC2912] header provides a handy way to do so.




















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4.  The Profiles Parameter

4.1.  Introduction

   Just as some codecs have a variety of profiles (subsets of their
   functionality within which a bitstream can be coded), so also some
   media files can be profiled, and be associated with one or more
   profile identifiers of the profiles to which they conform.  These
   profiles can indicate features of the file format itself, which
   codecs may be present, the profiles of those codecs, and so on.  It
   can be advantageous to a receiving system to know the overall file
   profile(s) of a file; indeed, under these circumstances it may not be
   necessary to know the codecs themselves if they are implied by the
   profile.

4.2.  Formal Declaration

   This section adds a parameter to allow unambiguous specification of
   the profiles to which a file claims conformance.  This parameter is
   optional in all current types to which it is added.

   This parameter applies to:

   1.  Files in the family based on the ISO Base Media File Format
       [ISO14496-12].

   2.  The QuickTime file format, owned by Apple Inc.

   This includes the media types:

   1.  audio/3gpp, video/3gpp

   2.  audio/3gpp2, video/3gpp2

   3.  audio/mp4, video/mp4

   4.  video/quicktime

   Parameter name: Profiles

   Parameter value: A single value, or a comma-separated list of values
   identifying the profiles(s) to which the file claims conformance.

   Each value consists of one or more dot-separated elements.  The name
   space is determined by the MIME type.

   Note that, per [RFC2045], some characters (including the comma used
   to separate multiple values) require that the entire parameter value



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   be enclosed in quotes.

   An element MAY include an octet that must be encoded in order to
   comply with [RFC2045].  In this case, [RFC2231] is used: an asterisk
   ("*") is placed at the end of the parameter name (becoming "codecs*"
   instead of "codecs"), the parameter value usually starts with two
   single quote ("'") characters (indicating that neither character set
   nor language is specified), and each octet that requires encoding is
   represented as a percent sign ("%") followed by two hexadecimal
   digits.  Note that, when the [RFC2231] form is used, the percent
   sign, asterisk, and single quote characters have special meaning and
   so must themselves be encoded.


           Examples of Generic Syntax:
               profiles="isom,mp41,qvXt"
               profiles*="''%25%20xz, gork"

4.3.  Profiles Parameter Definition

   The 'profiles' parameter is an optional parameter that indicates one
   or more profiles to which the file claims conformance.  Like the
   'codecs' parameter described above, it may occur as either 'profiles'
   or 'profiles*', with the same encoding rules.  The value is, as for
   the codecs parameter, a comma-separated list of profile identifiers.

   Each profile may be followed by a period character and an associated
   level identifier, if desired.  The profiles parameter values are
   therefore at most two level (a.b).

4.4.  Profiles for ISO Base Media File Format and QuickTime files

   For any file format based on the ISO Base Media File Format ISO/IEC
   14496-12 [ISO14496-12] and QuickTime movie files, the profiles
   parameter MUST list exactly the major brand, followed by the
   compatible-brands, as listed in the filetype box ('ftyp').  The
   major-brand MUST be first, and MAY be removed from the compatible-
   brands list.  (The file format requires that it be repeated in the
   compatible brands, but this is requirement is relaxed here for
   compactness.)  There are no levels indicated in the filetype box, and
   hence each value is a simple profile identifier without a period or
   level indicator.

   Note that brand codes are registered at the MP4 Registration
   Authority [MP4RA].

   An example might be profiles="mp41,isom,qvXt", indicating that MPEG-4
   version 1 is the major brand and preferred use, that the file is



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   compatible with the version of the base file format identified by
   'isom', and that it is also compatible with the specification/profile
   'qvXt' (whatever that may be).

4.5.  Profiles Parameter BNF Definition


      profil      := pro-simple / pro-fancy
      pro-simple  := "profiles" "=" unencodedv

                  ; Within a Codecs parameter value, "." is reserved
                  ; as a hierarchy delimiter
      pro-fancy   := "profiles*" ":=" encodedv






































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5.  IANA Considerations

   The IANA has added "codecs" and "profiles" as optional parameters to
   the media types as listed in Sections 3 and 4, with a reference to
   this document.














































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6.  Registration

   The MPEG4 Registration Authority can be consulted for the most up-to-
   date registration of sub-parameters for the codecs type, for specific
   codecs.














































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7.  Security Considerations

   The Codecs parameter itself does not alter the security
   considerations of any of the media types with which it is used.  Each
   audio and video media type has its own set of security considerations
   that continue to apply, regardless of the use of the Codecs
   parameter.

   An incorrect Codecs parameter might cause media content to be
   received by a device that is not capable of rendering it, or might
   cause media content to not be sent to a device that is capable of

   receiving it.  An incorrect Codecs parameter is therefore capable of
   some types of denial-of-service attacks.  However, this is most
   likely to arise by accident, as an attacker capable of altering media
   data in transit could cause more harm by altering the media format
   itself, or even the content type header, rather than just the Codecs
   parameter of the content type header.

































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8.  Acknowledgements

   Harinath Garudadri provided a great deal of help, which is very much
   appreciated.  Mary Barnes and Bruce Lilly provided detailed and
   helpful comments.  Reviews and comments by Sam Hartman, Russ Housley,
   and Bert Wijnen were much appreciated.  Chris Newman carefully
   reviewed and improved the BNF.












































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9.  References

9.1.  Normative References

   [3GPP-Formats]
              3rd Generation Partnership Project, "Technical
              Specification Group Services and System Aspects;
              Transparent end-to-end packet switched streaming service
              (PSS); 3GPP file format (3GP)", 3GPP TS 26.244.

   [AVC]      "Advanced video coding for generic audiovisual services",
              ITU-T Recommendation H.264, ISO/IEC 14496-10:2009.

   [ISO14496-12]
              "Information technology -- Coding of audio-visual objects
              -- Part 12: ISO base media file format", ISO/
              IEC 14496-12:2008.

   [MP4RA]    "MP4REG, The MPEG-4 Registration Authority",
              <http://www.mp4ra.org>.

   [RFC2045]  Freed, N. and N. Borenstein, "Multipurpose Internet Mail
              Extensions (MIME) Part One: Format of Internet Message
              Bodies", RFC 2045, November 1996.

   [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
              Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.

   [RFC2231]  Freed, N. and K. Moore, "MIME Parameter Value and Encoded
              Word Extensions:
              Character Sets, Languages, and Continuations", RFC 2231,
              November 1997.

   [RFC2912]  Klyne, G., "Indicating Media Features for MIME Content",
              RFC 2912, September 2000.

9.2.  Informative References

   [3GPP2-Formats]
              Third Generation Partnership Project 2, "3GPP2 File
              Formats for Multimedia Service", <http://www.3gpp2.org/
              Public_html/specs/C.S0050-0_v1.0_121503.pdf>.

   [MP41]     "Information technology--Coding of audio-visual objects--
              Part 1:  Systems", ISO/IEC 14496-1:2010.

   [MP4A]     "Information technology--Coding of audio-visual
              objects--3:  Audio", ISO/IEC 14496-3:2009.



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   [MP4V]     "Information technology--Coding of audio-visual objects--
              Part 2:  Visual", ISO/IEC 14496-2:2004.

   [RFC3625]  Gellens, R. and H. Garudadri, "The QCP File Format and
              Media Types for Speech Data", RFC 3625, September 2003.














































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Authors' Addresses

   Randall Gellens
   QUALCOMM Incorporated
   5775 Morehouse Drive
   San Diego, CA  92121
   US

   Email: randy@qualcomm.com


   David Singer
   Apple Inc.
   1 Infinite Loop
   Cupertino, CA  95014
   US

   Phone: +1 408 996 1010
   Email: singer@apple.com


   Per Frojdh
   Ericsson Research
   Multimedia Technologies SE-164
   Stockholm  80
   Sweden

   Phone: +46 8 7190000
   Email: Per.Frojdh@ericsson.com






















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