The present document specifies the media types, formats, codecs capabilities and profiles for the messaging applications used over the 5G System. The scope of the present document extends to codecs for speech, audio, video, still images, bitmap graphics, 3D scenes and assets, and other media in general, as well as scene description.
The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of the present document.
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References are either specific (identified by date of publication, edition number, version number, etc.) or non-specific.
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For a specific reference, subsequent revisions do not apply.
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For a non-specific reference, the latest version applies. In the case of a reference to a 3GPP document (including a GSM document), a non-specific reference implicitly refers to the latest version of that document in the same Release as the present document.
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TR 21.905: "Vocabulary for 3GPP Specifications".
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Khronos glTF 2.0, glTF™ 2.0 Specification (khronos.org)
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ISO/IEC 23090-14 AMD 2, Information technology - Coded representation of immersive media - Part 14: Scene description - Amendment 2: Support for haptics, augmented reality, avatars, Interactivity, MPEG-I audio, and lighting
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TS 26.511: "5G Media Streaming (5GMS); Profiles, Codecs and Formats".
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TS 26.117: "5G Media Streaming (5GMS); Speech and audio profiles".
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TS 22.140: "Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS); Stage 1".
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Open Mobile alliance, "MMS Architecture" OMA-AD-MMS-V1_3-20110913-A.
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Open Mobile alliance, "Multimedia Messaging Service Encapsulation Protocol" OMA-TS-MMS_ENC-V1_3-20110913-A.
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GSMA "RCS Universal Profile Service Definition Document", Version 2.6, 19 December 2022.
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GSMA PRD RCC.07 version 13.0 - "Rich Communication Suite - Advanced Communications Services and Client Specification" 19 December 2022.
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RFC 2046: "Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Two: Media Types".
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ISO/IEC 14496-12: "Information technology - Coding of audio-visual objects -Part 12: ISO base media file format".
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ISO/IEC 23000-24:2023 Preliminary Draft of: Information technology - Multimedia application format (MPEG-A) - Part 24: Messaging Media Application Format (MeMAF) ".
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3GPP 23.140: "Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS); Functional Description; Stage 2".
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ITU-T Recommendation T.81: "Information technology; Digital compression and coding of continuous-tone still images: Requirements and guidelines".
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"JPEG File Interchange Format", Version 1.02, September 1, 1992.
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"Exchangeable image file format for digital still cameras: EXIF 2.2", Specification by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA), April 2002, URL:
http://www.exif.org/
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CompuServe Incorporated: "GIF Graphics Interchange Format: A Standard defining a mechanism for the storage and transmission of raster-based graphics information", Columbus, OH, USA, 1987.
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Compuserve Incorporated, Columbus, Ohio (1990): "Graphics Interchange Format (Version 89a)".
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RFC 2083: "PNG (Portable Networks Graphics) Specification version 1.0 ", T. Boutell, et. al., March 1997.
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ISO/IEC 23000-22:2019 Information technology - Multimedia application format (MPEG-A) - Part 22: Multi-image application format (MIAF)
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RFC 2045, "Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part One: Format of Internet Message Bodies", November 1996
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ISO/IEC 23008-12:2019 Information technology - High efficiency coding and media delivery in heterogeneous environments - Part 12: Image File Format
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ITU-T Recommendation H.265 (02/2018): "High efficiency video coding".
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TS 26.244: "Transparent end-to-end packet switched streaming service (PSS); 3GPP file format (3GP)"
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TS 26.245: "Transparent end-to-end packet switched streaming service (PSS); Timed text format"
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ISO/IEC 14496-30: "Information technology - Coding of audio-visual objects - Part 30: Timed text and other visual overlays in ISO base media file format".
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RFC 2387: "The MIME Multipart/Related Content-type"
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RFC 6381: "The 'Codecs' and 'Profiles' Parameters for "Bucket" Media Types"
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TS 26.307: "Presentation Layer for 3GPP Services"
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TS 26.140: "Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS); Media formats and codecs"
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RFC 2077: "The Model Primary Content Type for Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions"
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TS 26.119: "Media Capabilities for Augmented Reality"
For the purposes of the present document, the terms given in
TR 21.905 and the following apply. A term defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same term, if any, in
TR 21.905.
Messaging Media Profile:
a set of UE capability requirements associated to a media-centric messaging service scenario.
For the purposes of the present document, the following symbols apply:
For the purposes of the present document, the abbreviations given in
TR 21.905 and the following apply. An abbreviation defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same abbreviation, if any, in
TR 21.905.
AAC
Advanced Audio Coding
AMR
Adaptive MultiRate
API
Application Programming Interface
AVC
Advanced Video Coding
DCT
Discrete Cosine Transform
glTF
Graphics Library Transmission Format
IANA
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
MIME
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
MIMI
More Instant Messaging Interoperability
MMBP
multimedia messaging body part
MMS
Multimedia Messaging Service
OMA
Open Mobile Alliance
PDU
Protocol Data Unit
RCS
Rich Communication Services