The most recent 3GPP Release 11 specifications include the support of stereoscopic 3D video, thus providing a major step towards 3D content for mobile users.

The 3GPP Codec working group - SA4 - completed their study on Mobile stereoscopic 3D video earlier this year, assessing use cases and probable solutions.

Now, the working group has completed specification work, selecting the video codecs:

• H.264/AVC frame compatible formats enabling re-use of existing 3D video deployments, and

• MVC, the 3D extension of H.264/AVC for the support of full resolution per view formats.

The updated specifications bringing stereoscopic 3D video into 3GPP are:

	TS 26.140	Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS); Media formats and codecs
	TS 26.234	Transparent end-to-end Packet-switched Streaming Service (PSS); Protocols and codecs
	TS 26.244	Transparent end-to-end packet switched streaming service (PSS); 3GPP file format (3GP)
	TS 26.247	Transparent end-to-end Packet-switched Streaming Service (PSS); Progressive Download and Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (3GP-DASH)
	TS 26.346	Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS); Protocols and codecs

More information on stereoscopic 3D video is available in the following Technical Report:

TR 26.905

Mobile stereoscopic 3D video

Contacts:
Gilles Teniou – VIDEO SWG chairman
Kari Järvinen – TSG SA4 WG chairman

DASH: Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP
PSS: Packet-switched Streaming Service