ABSTRACT
Mobile multimedia involves the creation of content designed for mobile networks and its transmission and delivery using standardized protocols. The content can be of any type, including graphics, pictures, live video or audio, multimedia messages (MMS), games, video calls, rich calls involving multimedia transfer, voice calls using voice over Internet protocol (VoIP), media portals, and streaming video and audio. The mobile networks are characterized by constrained environments due to:
● bandwidth available for transmission based on network type and mobility conditions,
● constraints on the battery power and consequently processor capability of mobile devices such as handsets,
● constraints on memory and screen size available on handsets, and
● multiple technologies such as GSM, GPRS, 3G-GSM, or CDMA and evolved 3G technologies such as 1EV-DO.
