A method and apparatus is disclosed for enhancing the efficiency of spatial scalable compression schemes by lowering the bitrate of the enhancement layer.

Coding coefficients and syntax elements for spatial scalability can be embedded in a generalized FGS format.

This gives the user maximum flexibility and scalability to meet any temperature control requirement.

For optimal SNR scalability, the quantizer function applied in each quantizer unit must be embedded.

The disclosure is directed to video coding techniques that support spatial scalability using a generalized fine granularity scalability (FGS) approach.

The invention discloses a new intra-coding mode and two new inter coding modes, particularly for bit depth scalability.

The at least one correlation server (5) and the at least one application server (6) are distinct servers so as to provide a greater flexibility and scalability.

The H.264/AVC scalability extension SVC provides also other types of scalability, e.g. spatial scalability where the number of pixels in BL and EL are different.

The management of routes in the overlay network may of course be distributed over several hosts, for scalability of large overlay networks and reliability reasons.

Using the substrate in combination with a modular approach to substrate population allows for a single die switch with a higher die yield and scalability.

To allow even faster intermediate view generation, an alternative forward warping method is seamlessly integrated, enabling a coarse-grained quality-complexity scalability.

There are provided methods and apparatus for constrained prediction for reduced resolution update mode and complexity scalability in video encoders and decoders.

The video communication systems are based on single-layer, scalable video, or simulcast video coding with temporal scalability, which may be used in video communication systems.

A method, apparatus and computer program product for providing scalability for channel change requests in a Switched Digital Video system is presented.

This invention discloses highly scalable and modular automated optical cross connect switch devices which exhibit low loss and scalability to high port counts.