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RTP Control Protocol (RTCP) Extended Report (XR) Block for Loss Concealment Metrics for Video Applications
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draft-ietf-xrblock-rtcp-xr-video-lc-06
XRBLOCK                                                         R. Huang
INTERNET-DRAFT                                                    Huawei
Intended Status: Standards Track                          March 30, 2016
Expires: September 30, 2016                                             

     RTCP XR Report Block for Loss Concealment Metrics Reporting on
                           Video Applications
                 draft-ietf-xrblock-rtcp-xr-video-lc-06

Abstract

   This document defines a new RTCP XR Report Block that allows the
   reporting of loss concealment metrics for video applications of RTP.

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Table of Contents

   1  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
     1.1 RTCP and RTCP XR Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
     1.2 Performance Metrics Framework  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
     1.3 Applicability  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
   2  Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
   3  Video Loss Concealment Methods  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
   4  Video Loss Concealment Report Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
   5 SDP Signaling  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
     5.1 SDP rtcp-xr-attrib Attribute Extension . . . . . . . . . . .  9
     5.2 Offer/Answer Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
   6 Security Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
   7 IANA Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
     7.1 New RTCP XR Block Type Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
     7.2 New RTCP XR SDP Parameter  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
     7.3 Contact Information for registrations  . . . . . . . . . . . 10
   8 Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
   9  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
     9.1  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
     9.2  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
   Appendix A. Metrics Represented Using the Template from RFC 6390 . 11
   Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

 

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1  Introduction

   Multimedia applications often suffer from packet losses in IP
   networks. In order to get a reasonable degree of quality in case of
   packet losses, it is necessary to have loss concealment mechanisms at
   the decoder. Video loss concealment is a range of techniques to mask
   the effects of packet loss in video communications.

   In some applications, reporting the information of receivers applying
   video loss concealment could give monitors or senders useful
   information on application QoE. One example is no-reference video
   quality evaluation. Video probes located upstream from the video
   endpoint or terminal may not see loss occurring between the probe and
   the endpoint, and may also not be fully aware of the specific loss
   concealment methods being dynamically applied by the video endpoint.
   Evaluating error concealment is important in the circumstance in
   estimating the subjective impact of impairments.

   This draft defines one new video loss concealment block type to
   augment those defined in [RFC3611] and [RFC7294] for use in a range
   of RTP video applications. The metrics defined in this draft belong
   to the class of transport-related terminal metrics defined in
   [RFC6792].

1.1 RTCP and RTCP XR Reports

   The use of RTCP for reporting is defined in [RFC3550]. [RFC3611]
   defines an extensible structure for reporting using an RTCP Extended
   Report (XR). This draft defines a new Extended Report block that is
   used as defined in [RFC3550] and [RFC3611].

1.2 Performance Metrics Framework

   The Performance Metrics Framework [RFC6390] provides guidance on the
   definition and specification of performance metrics. The RTP
   Monitoring Architectures [RFC6792] provides guidelines for reporting
   block format using RTCP XR. The XR block type described in this
   document are in accordance with the guidelines in [RFC6390] and
   [RFC6792].

1.3 Applicability

   These metrics are applicable to video applications the video
   component of Audio/Video applications using RTP and applying packet
   loss concealment mechanisms which are incorporated into the receiving
   endpoint to mitigate the impact of network impairments on QoE. For
   example, in an IPTV system Set Top Boxes could use this RTCP XR block
   to report loss and loss concealment metrics to an IPTV management
 

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   system to enable the service provider to monitor the quality of the
   IPTV service being delivered to end users.

2  Terminology

   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 [RFC2119].

3  Video Loss Concealment Methods

   Video loss concealment mechanisms can be classified into 4 types as
   follow:

   a) Frame freeze

   The impaired video frame is not displayed, instead, the previously
   displayed frame is frozen for the duration of the loss event.

   b) Inter-frame extrapolation

   If an area of the video frame is damaged by loss, the same area from
   the previous frame(s) can be used to estimate what the missing pixels
   would have been. This can work well in a scene with no motion but can
   be very noticeable if there is significant movement from one frame to
   another. Simple decoders can simply re-use the pixels that were in
   the missing area while more complex decoders can try to use several
   frames to do a more complex extrapolation. Another example of a
   sophisticated form of inter-frame repair is to estimate the motion of
   the damaged region based on the motion of surrounding regions, and
   use that to select what part of the previous frame to use for repair.
   Some important frames, such as IDR frames, may not depend on any
   other frames and may be involved in a scene change. Using inter-frame
   extrapolation method to conceal the loss of these frames may not
   obtain a quite satisfactory result.

   c) Interpolation

   A decoder uses the undamaged pixels in the video frame to estimate
   what the missing block of pixels should have.

   d) Error Resilient Encoding

   The sender encodes the message in a redundant way so that receiver
   can correct errors using the redundant information. There are usually
   two kinds of Error Resilient Encoding: One is that the redundant data
   useful for error resiliency performed at the decoder can be embedded
   into the compressed image/video bitstream. The other is bit-block
 

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   level encoding, e.g., FEC.

   Usually, methods b,c,d are deployed together to provide a
   comprehensive loss concealment in some complex decoders, while method
   a is relatively independent and may be only applied in some simple
   decoders. Moreover, frame freeze method repairs video based on frames
   while the other methods repair video based on fine-grained elements,
   such as macroblock or bit-block, which will cause the measurement
   metrics of frame freeze and the other methods slightly different.
   Thus, In this document, we differentiate between frame freeze and the
   other 3 concealment mechanisms described.

4  Video Loss Concealment Report Block

   This block reports the video loss concealment metrics to complement
   the audio metrics defined in [RFC7294]. The report block MUST be sent
   in conjunction with the information from the Measurement Information
   Block [RFC6776]. Instances of this metric block refer by SSRC to the
   separate auxiliary Measurement Information Block [RFC6776]. This
   metric block relies on the measurement period in the Measurement
   Information Block indicating the span of the report. If the
   measurement period is not received in the same compound RTCP packet
   as this metric block, this metric block MUST be discarded at the
   receiving side. The metrics in this report block are based on
   measurements that are typically made at the time that a video frame
   is decoded and rendered for playout.

   The video loss concealment report block has the following format:

    0               1               2               3
    0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |    BT=VLC     | I | V |  RSV  |       block length            |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                         SSRC of Source                        |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                       Impaired Duration                       |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                      Concealed Duration                       |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |                  Mean Frame Freeze Duration (optional)        |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
   |    MIFP       |    MCFP       |     FFSC      |     Reserved  |
   +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+

      Figure 1: Format for the Video Loss Concealment Report Block

   Block Type (BT): 8 bits
 

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      A Video Loss Concealment Report Block is identified by the
      constant VLC.

      [Note to RFC Editor: Please replace VLC with the IANA provided
      RTCP XR block type for this block.]

   Interval Metric Flag (I): 2 bits

      This field indicates whether the reported metrics are interval,
      cumulative, or sampled metrics [RFC6792]:

         I=10: Interval Duration - the reported value applies to the
         most recent measurement interval duration between successive
         metrics reports.

         I=11: Cumulative Duration - the reported value applies to the
         accumulation period characteristic of cumulative measurements.

         I=01: Sampled Value - this value MUST NOT be used for this
         block type.

         I=00: Reserved.

   Video Loss Concealment Method Type (V): 2 bits

      This field is used to identify the video loss concealment method
      type used at the receiver. The value is defined as follow:

        V=10 - Frame freeze
        V=11 - Other Loss Concealment Method
        V=01&00 - Reserved

      If Frame freeze and other loss concealment method are used
      together for the media stream, 2 report blocks, one with V=10 for
      frame freeze and one with V=11 for other loss concealment method
      SHOULD be compounded together to report the whole concealment
      information.

   RSV: 4 bits

      These bits are reserved for future use.  They MUST be set to zero
      by senders and ignored by receivers (see Section 4.2 of
      [RFC6709]).

   block length: 16 bits

      This field is in accordance with the definition in [RFC3611]. In
 

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      this report block, it MUST be set to 5 when V=10 and be set to 4
      when V=11. The block MUST be discarded if the block length is set
      to a different value.

   SSRC of source: 32 bits

      As defined in Section 4.1 of [RFC3611].

   Impaired Duration: 32 bits

      The total time length, expressed in units of RTP timestamp from
      the sending side of the reporting block, of video impaired by
      transmission loss before applying any loss concealment methods.

      Two values are reserved: A value of 0xFFFFFFFE indicates out of
      range (that is, a measured value exceeding 0xFFFFFFFD) and a value
      of 0xFFFFFFFF indicates that the measurement is unavailable.

   Concealed Duration: 32 bits

      The total time length, expressed in units of RTP timestamp from
      the sending side of the reporting block, of concealed damaged
      video pictures on which loss concealment method corresponding to
      Video Loss Concealment Method Type is applied.

      Two values are reserved: A value of 0xFFFFFFFE indicates out of
      range (that is, a measured value exceeding 0xFFFFFFFD) and a value
      of 0xFFFFFFFF indicates that the measurement is unavailable.

   Mean Frame Freeze Duration: 32 bits

      Mean Frame Freeze Duration is the mean duration, expressed in
      units of RTP timestamp from the sending side of the reporting
      block, of the frame freeze events. The value of Mean Frame Freeze
      Duration is calculated by summing the total duration of all frame
      freeze events and dividing by the number of events. This metric is
      optional. It only exists when Video Loss Concealment Method
      Type=10.

   Mean Impaired Frame Proportion (MIFP): 8 bits

      Mean Impaired Frame Proportion is the mean proportion of each
      video frame impaired by loss before applying any loss concealment
      method during the interval, expressed as a fixed point number with
      the binary point at the left edge of the field. It is calculated
      by summing the impaired proportion of each video frame and
      dividing by the number of frames during this period. The impaired
 

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      proportion of each video frame is obtained by dividing the number
      of missing macroblocks from this video frame by the total
      macroblock number of the video frame, which is equivalent to
      multiplying the result of the division by 256, limiting the
      maximum value to 255 (to avoid overflow), and taking the integer
      part.

      If a video frame is totally lost, a value of 0xFF SHOULD be used
      for the frame when calculating the mean value.

   Mean Concealed Frame Proportion (MCFP): 8 bits

      Mean Concealed Frame Proportion is the mean proportion of each
      video frame to which loss concealment (depicted as "V" in the
      definition of "Video Loss Concealment Method Type") was applied
      during the interval, expressed as a fixed point number with the
      binary point at the left edge of the field. It is calculated by
      summing the concealed proportion of each video frame and dividing
      by the number of frames during this period. The concealed
      proportion of each video frame is obtained by dividing the number
      of concealed macroblocks from this video frame by the total
      macroblock number of the video frame, which is equivalent to
      multiplying the result of the division by 256, limiting the
      maximum value to 255 (to avoid overflow), and taking the integer
      part.

      If a lost video frame is totally concealed, a value of 0xFF and if
      there are no concealed macroblocks, a value of 0, SHOULD be used
      for the frame when calculating the mean value. For Video Loss
      Concealment Method Type=10, each frame covered in the period of
      frame freeze is considered to be totally concealed, which means a
      value of 0xFF MUST be assigned.

   Fraction of Frames Subject to Concealment (FFSC): 8 bits

      Fraction of Frames Subject to Concealment is calculated by
      dividing the number of frames to which loss concealment (using
      Video Loss Concealment Method Type) was applied by the total
      number of frames and expressing this value as a fixed point number
      with the binary point at the left edge of the field. It is
      equivalent to multiplying the result of the division by 256,
      limiting the maximum value to 255 (to avoid overflow), and taking
      the integer part.

      A value of 0 indicates that there were no concealed frame and a
      value of 0xFF indicates that the frames in the entire measurement
      interval are all concealed.

 

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   Reserved: 8 bits

      These bits are reserved for future use.  They MUST be set to zero
      by senders and ignored by receivers (see Section 4.2 of
      [RFC6709]).

5 SDP Signaling

   [RFC3611] defines the use of SDP (Session Description Protocol) for
   signaling the use of RTCP XR blocks.

5.1 SDP rtcp-xr-attrib Attribute Extension

   This session augments the SDP attribute "rtcp-xr" defined in Section
   5.1 of [RFC3611] by providing an additional value of "xr-format" to
   signal the use of the report block defined in this document.

   xr-format =/ xr-vlc-block

   xr-vlc-block = "vlc"

5.2 Offer/Answer Usage

   When SDP is used in offer-answer context, the SDP Offer/Answer usage
   defined in section 5.2 of [RFC3611] for unilateral "rtcp-xr"
   attribute parameters applies. For detailed usage of Offer/Answer for
   unilateral parameter, refer to section 5.2 of [RFC3611].

6 Security Considerations

   It is believed that this RTCP XR block introduces no new security
   considerations beyond those described in [RFC3611]. This block does
   not provide per-packet statistics, so the risk to confidentially
   documented in Section 7, paragraph 3 of [RFC3611] does not apply.

   An attacker is likely to put incorrect information in the Video Loss
   Concealment reports, which will affect the estimation of video loss
   concealment mechanisms performance and QoE of users. Implementers
   SHOULD consider the guidance in [RFC7202] for using appropriate
   security mechanisms, i.e., where security is a concern, the
   implementation SHOULD apply encryption and authentication to the
   report block. For example, this can be achieved by using the AVPF
   profile together with the Secure RTP profile as defined in [RFC3711];
   an appropriate combination of the two profiles (an "SAVPF") is
   specified in [RFC5124]. However, other mechanisms also exist
   (documented in [RFC7201]) and might be more suitable.

7 IANA Considerations
 

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   New block types for RTCP XR are subject to IANA registration. For
   general guidelines on IANA considerations for RTCP XR, please refer
   to [RFC3611].

7.1 New RTCP XR Block Type Value

   This document assigns the block type value VLC in the IANA "RTP
   Control Protocol Extended Reports (RTCP XR) Block Type Registry" to
   the "Video Loss Concealment Metric Report Block".

   [Note to RFC Editor: please replace VLC with the IANA provided RTCP
   XR block type for this block.]

7.2 New RTCP XR SDP Parameter

   This document also registers a new parameter "video-loss-concealment"
   in the "RTP Control Protocol Extended Reports (RTCP XR) Session
   Description Protocol (SDP) Parameters Registry".

7.3 Contact Information for registrations

   The contact information for the registration is:

   RAI Area Directors

   rai-ads@tools.ietf.org

8 Acknowledgements

   The author would like to thank Colin Perkins, Roni Even for their
   valuable comments.

9  References

9.1  Normative References

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

   [RFC3550]  Schulzrinne, H., Casner, S., Frederick, R., and V.

              Jacobson, "RTP: A Transport Protocol for Real-Time
              Applications", STD 64, RFC 3550, July 2003.

   [RFC3611]  Friedman, T., Ed., Caceres, R., Ed., and A. Clark, Ed.,
              "RTP Control Protocol Extended Reports (RTCP XR)", RFC
              3611, November 2003.
 

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   [RFC3711]  Baugher, M., McGrew, D., Naslund, M., Carrara, E., and K.
              Norrman, "The Secure Real-time Transport Protocol (SRTP)",
              RFC 3711, March 2004.

   [RFC5124]  Ott, J., and E. Carrara, "Extended Secure RTP Profile for
              Real-time Transport Control Protocol (RTCP)-Based Feedback
              (RTP/SAVPF)", RFC 5124, February 2008.

   [RFC6776]  Clark, A. and Q. Wu, "Measurement Identity and Information
              Reporting Using a Source Description (SDES) Item and an
              RTCP Extended Report (XR) Block", RFC6776, October 2012.

   [RFC7294] Clark, A., Zorn, G., Bi, C. and Q., Wu, "RTCP XR Report
              Block for Concealment Metrics Reporting on Audio
              Applications", April 2014.

9.2  Informative References

   [RFC6390]  Clark, A. and B. Claise, "Guidelines for Considering New
              Performance Metric Development", BCP 170, RFC 6390,
              October 2011.

   [RFC6709]  Carpenter, B., and S. Cheshire, "Design Considerations for
              Protocol Extensions", RFC 6709, September 2012.

   [RFC6792]  Wu, Q., Hunt, G., and P. Arden, "Guidelines for Use of the
              RTP Monitoring Framework", RFC 6792, November 2012.

   [RFC7201]  Westerlund, M. and C., Perkins, "Qptions for Securing RTP
              Sessions", RFC 7201, April 2014.

   [RFC7202]  Perkins, C. and M., Westerlund, "Securing the RTP
              Framework: Why RTP Does Not Mandate a Single Media
              Security Solution", RFC 7202, April 2014.

Appendix A. Metrics Represented Using the Template from RFC 6390

   a. Video Impaired Duration Metric

      * Metric Name: Video Impaired Duration Metric

      * Metric Description: The total time length of video impaired by
      transmission loss before applying any loss concealment methods.

      * Method of Measurement or Calculation: The metric is based on
      measurements that are typically made at the time that a video
      frame is decoded and rendered for playout.
 

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      * Units of Measurement: This metric is expressed in units of RTP
      timestamp.

      * Measurement Point(s) with Potential Measurement Domain: It is
      measured at the receiving end of the RTP stream.

      * Measurement Timing: See paragraph 1 of Section 4.

      * Use and Applications: The metric is applicable to video
      applications of RTP and the video component of Audio/Video
      applications in which packet loss concealment mechanisms are
      applied to the receiving endpoint to mitigate the impact of
      network impairments on QoE.

   b. Video Concealed Duration Metric

      * Metric Name: Video Concealed Duration Metric

      * Metric Description: The total time length of concealed damaged
      video pictures on which loss concealment method corresponding to
      Video Loss Concealment Method Type is applied.

      * Method of Measurement or Calculation: The metric is based on
      measurements that are typically made at the time that a video
      frame is decoded and rendered for playout.

      * Units of Measurement: This metric is expressed in units of RTP
      timestamp.

      * Measurement Point(s) with Potential Measurement Domain: It is
      measured at the receiving end of the RTP stream.

      * Measurement Timing: See paragraph 1 of Section 4.

      * Use and Applications: These metrics are applicable to video
      applications of RTP and the video component of Audio/Video
      applications in which packet loss concealment mechanisms are
      incorporated into the receiving endpoint to mitigate the impact of
      network impairments on QoE.

   c. Mean Video Frame Freeze Duration Metric

      * Metric Name: Mean Video Frame Freeze Duration Metric

      * Metric Description: The mean duration of the frame freeze
      events.

      * Method of Measurement or Calculation: The metric is based on
 

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      measurements that are typically made at the time that a video
      frame is decoded and rendered for playout. The metric is
      calculated by summing the total duration of all frame freeze
      events and dividing by the number of events.

      * Units of Measurement: This metric is expressed in units of RTP
      timestamp.

      * Measurement Point(s) with Potential Measurement Domain: It is
      measured at the receiving end of the RTP stream.

      * Measurement Timing: See paragraph 1 of Section 4.

      * Use and Applications: These metrics are applicable to video
      applications of RTP and the video component of Audio/Video
      applications in which packet loss concealment mechanisms are
      incorporated into the receiving endpoint to mitigate the impact of
      network impairments on QoE.

   d. Mean Impaired Video Frame Proportion Metric

      * Metric Name: Mean Impaired Video Frame Proportion Metric

      * Metric Description: Mean proportion of each video frame impaired
      by loss before applying any loss concealment method during the
      interval.

      * Method of Measurement or Calculation: The metric is based on
      measurements that are typically made at the time that a video
      frame is decoded and rendered for playout. It is calculated by
      summing the impaired proportion of each video frame and dividing
      by the number of frames during this period. The impaired
      proportion of each video frame is obtained by dividing the number
      of missing macroblocks from this video frame by the total
      macroblock number of the video frame, which is equivalent to
      multiplying the result of the division by 256, limiting the
      maximum value to 255 (to avoid overflow), and taking the integer
      part.

      * Units of Measurement: This metric is expressed as a fixed point
      number with the binary point at the left edge of the field.

      * Measurement Point(s) with Potential Measurement Domain: It is
      measured at the receiving end of the RTP stream.

      * Measurement Timing: See paragraph 1 of Section 4.

 

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      * Use and Applications: These metrics are applicable to video
      applications of RTP and the video component of Audio/Video
      applications in which packet loss concealment mechanisms are
      incorporated into the receiving endpoint to mitigate the impact of
      network impairments on QoE.

   e. Mean Concealed Video Frame Proportion Metric

      * Metric Name: Mean Concealed Video Frame Proportion Metric

      * Metric Description: Mean proportion of each video frame to which
      loss concealment (using Video Loss Concealment Method Type) was
      applied during the interval.

      * Method of Measurement or Calculation: The metric is based on
      measurements that are typically made at the time that a video
      frame is decoded and rendered for playout. It is calculated by
      summing the concealed proportion of each video frame and dividing
      by the number of frames during this period. The concealed
      proportion of each video frame is obtained by dividing the number
      of concealed macroblocks from this video frame by the total
      macroblock number of the video frame, which is equivalent to
      multiplying the result of the division by 256, limiting the
      maximum value to 255 (to avoid overflow), and taking the integer
      part.

      * Units of Measurement: This metric is expressed as a fixed point
      number with the binary point at the left edge of the field.

      * Measurement Point(s) with Potential Measurement Domain: It is
      measured at the receiving end of the RTP stream.

      * Measurement Timing: See paragraph 1 of Section 4.

      * Use and Applications: These metrics are applicable to video
      applications of RTP and the video component of Audio/Video
      applications in which packet loss concealment mechanisms are
      incorporated into the receiving endpoint to mitigate the impact of
      network impairments on QoE.

   f. Fraction of Video Frames Subject to Concealment Metric

      * Metric Name: Fraction of Video Frames Subject to Concealment
      Metric

      * Metric Description: Proportion of concealed video frames to
      which loss concealment (using Video Loss Concealment Method Type)
      was applied comparing to the total number of frames during the
 

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      interval.

      * Method of Measurement or Calculation: The metric is based on
      measurements that are typically made at the time that a video
      frame is decoded and rendered for playout. This metric is
      calculated by dividing the number of frames to which loss
      concealment (using Video Loss Concealment Method Type) was applied
      by the total number of frames. It is equivalent to multiplying the
      result of the division by 256, limiting the maximum value to 255
      (to avoid overflow), and taking the integer part.

      * Units of Measurement:  This metric is expressed as a fixed point
      number with the binary point at the left edge of the field.

      * Measurement Point(s) with Potential Measurement Domain: It is
      measured at the receiving end of the RTP stream.

      * Measurement Timing: See paragraph 1 of Section 4.

      * Use and Applications: These metrics are applicable to video
      applications of RTP and the video component of Audio/Video
      applications in which packet loss concealment mechanisms are
      incorporated into the receiving endpoint to mitigate the impact of
      network impairments on QoE.

Authors' Addresses

   Rachel Huang
   Huawei
   101 Software Avenue, Yuhua District
   Nanjing 210012
   China

   EMail: rachel.huang@huawei.com

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