The Metaverse From a Multimedia Communications Perspective

eXtended reality (XR) technologies such as virtual reality and 360° stereoscopic streaming enable the concept of the Metaverse, an immersive virtual space for collaboration and interaction. To ensure a high-fidelity display of immersive media, the bandwidth, latency and network traffic patterns will...

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Published in:IEEE multimedia 2022-10, Vol.29 (4), p.123-127
Main Authors: Dong, Haiwei, Lee, Jeannie S. A., Boll, Susanne
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Bandwidth
Communications traffic
Extended reality
Machine learning
Media
Metaverse
Multimedia
Network latency
Reinforcement learning
Stereo image processing
Telecommunication traffic
User experience
Virtual reality
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Summary:eXtended reality (XR) technologies such as virtual reality and 360° stereoscopic streaming enable the concept of the Metaverse, an immersive virtual space for collaboration and interaction. To ensure a high-fidelity display of immersive media, the bandwidth, latency and network traffic patterns will need to be considered to ensure a user's Quality of Experience (QoE). In this article, examples and calculations are explored to demonstrate the requirements of the above-mentioned parameters. Additionally, future methods such as network-awareness using reinforcement learning (RL) and XR content awareness using spatial or temporal differences in the frames could be explored from a multimedia communications perspective.
ISSN:1070-986X
1941-0166
DOI:10.1109/MMUL.2022.3217627