diff --git a/index.bs b/index.bs index 1c73be2..f8e4dd6 100644 --- a/index.bs +++ b/index.bs @@ -1003,6 +1003,16 @@ must send a [=presentation-connection-open-response=] message and [=presentation-change-event=] messages when required. +Representation Of Time {#time-representation} +====================== + +The [[#remote-playback-protocol]] and the [[#streaming-protocol]] represent +points of time and durations in terms of a [=time scale=]. A time +scale is a common denominator for time values that allows values to be +expressed as rational numbers without loss of precision. The [=time scale=] is +represented in hertz, such as 90000 for 90000 Hz, a common time scale for +video. + Remote Playback Protocol {#remote-playback-protocol} ======================== @@ -1517,9 +1527,7 @@ changed. All times, time ranges, and durations (such as position, duration, and seekable-time-ranges) used above use a common [=media-time=] value (see Appendix A) -which includes a time scale. This allows time values which work on different -time scales to be expressed without loss of precision. The scale is represented -in hertz, such as 90000 for 90000 Hz, a common time scale for video. +which includes a [=time scale=].
@@ -1792,7 +1800,7 @@ Each audio encoding offered defines the following fields: RFC 6381 [=codecs parameter=]. : time-scale -:: The time scale used by all audio frames. This allows senders to +:: The [=time scale=] used by all audio frames. This allows senders to make audio-frame messages smaller by not including the time scale in each one. @@ -1813,7 +1821,7 @@ Each video encoding offered defines the following fields: :: The name of the codec used by the encoding. : time-scale -:: The time scale used by all video frames. This allows senders to +:: The [=time scale=] used by all video frames. This allows senders to make video-frame messages smaller by not including the time scale in each one. @@ -1839,7 +1847,7 @@ Each data encoding offered defines the following fields: :: The name of the data type used by the encoding. : time-scale -:: The time scale used by all data frames. This allows senders to +:: The [=time scale=] used by all data frames. This allows senders to make data-frame messages smaller by not including the time scale in each one. @@ -1919,21 +1927,21 @@ separate QUIC streams. :: Identifies the media encoding to which this audio frame belongs. This can be used to reference fields of the encoding (from the [=audio-encoding-offer=] message) such as the codec, codec properties, - time scale (aka clock rate), and default duration. + [=time scale=], and default duration. Referencing fields of the encoding through the encoding id helps to avoid sending duplicate information in every frame. : start-time :: Identifies the beginning of the time range of the audio frame. The end time can be inferred from the start time and duration. The - time scale is equal to the value in the `time-scale` field of the + [=time scale=] is equal to the value in the `time-scale` field of the [=audio-encoding-offer=] message referenced by the `encoding-id`. : duration :: If present, the duration of the audio frame. If not present, the duration is equal to the `default-duration` field of the [=audio-encoding-offer=] message referenced by the `encoding-id`. - The time scale is equal to the value in the `time-scale` field of + The [=time scale=] is equal to the value in the `time-scale` field of the [=audio-encoding-offer=] message referenced by the `encoding-id`. : sync-time @@ -1966,7 +1974,7 @@ ending at the last dependent frame. : encoding-id :: Identifies the media encoding to which this video frame belongs. This can be used to reference fields of the encoding such as the - codec, codec properties, time scale, and default rotation. + codec, codec properties, [=time scale=], and default rotation. Referencing fields of the encoding through the encoding id helps to avoid sending duplicate information in every frame. @@ -1985,12 +1993,12 @@ ending at the last dependent frame. : start-time :: Identifies the beginning of the time range of the video frame. The end time can be inferred from the start time and duration. The - time scale is equal to the value in the `time-scale` field of the + [=time scale=] is equal to the value in the `time-scale` field of the [=video-encoding-offer=] message referenced by the `encoding-id`. : duration :: If present, the duration of the video frame. If not present, that - means duration is unknown. The time scale is equal to the value + means duration is unknown. The [=time scale=] is equal to the value in the `time-scale` field of the [=video-encoding-offer=] message referenced by the `encoding-id`. @@ -2026,7 +2034,7 @@ that makes sense for a specific type of data. : encoding-id :: Identifies the data encoding to which this data frame belongs. This can be used to reference fields of the encoding such as the type of data and - time scale. Referencing fields of the encoding through the encoding id + [=time scale=]. Referencing fields of the encoding through the encoding id helps to avoid sending duplicate information in every frame. : sequence-number @@ -2037,14 +2045,14 @@ that makes sense for a specific type of data. : start-time :: Identifies the beginning of the time range of the data frame. The end time can be inferred from the start time and duration. The - time scale is equal to the value in the `time-scale` field of the + [=time scale=] is equal to the value in the `time-scale` field of the [=data-encoding-offer=] message referenced by the `encoding-id`. : duration :: If present, the duration of the data frame. If not present, the duration is equal to the `default-duration` field of the [=data-encoding-offer=] message referenced by the `encoding-id`. - The time scale is equal to the value in the `time-scale` field of + The [=time scale=] is equal to the value in the `time-scale` field of the [=data-encoding-offer=] message referenced by the `encoding-id`. : sync-time