Van der Meer J. Fundamentals and Evolution of MPEG-2 Systems. Paving the MPEG Road

John Wiley, 2014. — 466 p.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.Part One Backgrounds of MPEG-2 SystemsTechnology Developments Around 1990
Developments in Audio and Video Coding in MPEG
Other Important Content Formats
Motivation for a Systems Standard
Principles Underlying the MPEG-2 Systems Design
MPEG-1 Systems: Laying the MPEG-2 Foundation
Part Two The MPEG-2 Systems Standard
The Development of MPEG-2 Systems
Layering in MPEG-2 Systems
Conditional Access and Scrambling
Other Features of MPEG-2 Systems
The MPEG-2 System Target Decoder Model
Data Structure and Design Considerations
Content Support in MPEG-2 Systems
The Real-Time Interface for Transport Streams
Relationship to Download and Streaming Over IP
MPEG-2 System Applications
The Future of MPEG-2 Systems