1. MPEG DASH Developments in ST
Emanuele Quacchio - STMicroelectronics
emanuele.quacchio@st.com
IMTC Webinar
February 16th, 2012

2. Advanced System Technology - AST 2
 ST Corporate System R&D
 Mission
 To provide to ST leading edge innovation in
Security/Multimedia/Connectivity fields
 To address R&D in new fields, to guarantee early ST access to
new Markets & Applications
The Networked Multimedia Team in AST focuses on:
Video Coding/Decoding and processing in general;
Multimedia transport & networking;
Multimedia frameworks, middleware and applications
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3. MPEG DASH in AST/NMM
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4. Main Goal 4
• Early prototype of the technology on ST/ST-Ericsson
embedded platforms
• ST: 7108, Orly
• ST-Ericsson: A9500-Snowball
• DASH client integration in multimedia SW middleware
• Linux/GStreamer
• Android/Stagefright
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5. Two branches of activities 5
GStreamer DASH client Android DASH client
• DASH receiver implemented in • DASH receiver for Android
GStreamer media framework media framework (Stagefright)
for Linux Embedded OS • Target platform: STE A9500-
• Target platforms: STi7108, Snowball
Orly • Will be probably showcased at
• Already demonstrated during MWC 2012
2011 on STi7108
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6. Target 2012. Multiplatform DASH Streaming 6
DRM
DASH
DRM
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7. GStreamer DASH Client - Status 7
• Features:
• Supported ISO based onDemand profile
• Test on going for other profiles:
• MPEG2TS Main
• ISO based Live
• ST proprietary solution for buffer management and adaptation
logic. Possibility to interface other adaptation engines
• Finalizing:
• Separated Audio/Video tracks management and synchronization
• Integration with HTML5 media player
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8. GStreamer DASH Client – Planned activities 8
• DASH Client Benchmark
• Compliance with specifications
• Performances on ST platforms
• Willingness to join DASH promoter group
• Combination with browser
• Tracking W3C discussion on the topic
• Secure DASH streaming
• Integration of specific DRM frameworks
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9. Android DASH Client – Status 9
• Activity in collaboration with ST-Ericsson
• Implemented DASH client in Android media framework
(Stagefright)
• Extended native implementation of Apple HTTP Live Streaming
(HLS)
• Supported MPEG2-TS profiles
• Reused partially SW developed for GStreamer (i.e. manifest
parsing)
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10. Android DASH Client – Planned activities 10
• Benchmark
• Compliance with specifications
• Performances on ST-Ericsson platforms
• Support for ISO based profiles
• onDemand, Live
• Secure DASH
• Integration with specific DRM frameworks
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11. THANK YOU
emanuele.quacchio@st.com
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