Reducing encoder bit-rate variation in MPEG video

Journal of VLSI Signal Processing Systems for Signal, Image, and Video Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 261-271

  Cheng, Albert Mo Kim ^a   Agarwal, Rajat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bit rate variation; MPEG; Multimedia; Quality of service; Real time video transmission

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECODING; IMAGE COMPRESSION; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; QUALITY OF SERVICE; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC; VIDEO ON DEMAND;

BIT-RATE VARIATION; CONSTANT BIT RATE (CBR); MPEG; REAL-TIME VIDEO TRANSMISSION;

IMAGE CODING;

EID: 17444408192     PISSN: 13875485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11265-005-4964-0     Document Type: Article

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