Revising and Improving the ITU-T Recommendation P.912

Abstract

It was once thought that high Quality of Service (QoS) performance solves recurrent problems of lowquality multimedia services. Since then, solutions have been proposed to ensure a high level of Quality of Experience (QoE). In this paper, the author attempts to outline an understanding of an accurate meaning of multimedia services quality. Starting from QoS and passing through generalized QoE, the author focuses on subjective aspects and objective quality modeling and optimization of visual performance for Target Recognition Video (TRV) applications (such as video surveillance), to outline the ITU-T standardization path in this area. The revising the ITU-T Recommendation P.912 is proposed to reflect improved subjective test techniques developed since this Recommendation was approved. Also at least some existing errors of reasoning are predicted, which are likely to become evident for the industry in the next decade. Finally, the author invites all researchers working on topics related to TRV to join him in the process of improving P.912.