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S4-260169

[FS_3DGS_MED] Pseudo-CR on 3DGS delivery workflows based on capability negotiation

Source: Tencent Cloud
Meeting: TSGS4_135_India
Agenda Item: 9.6

All Metadata
Agenda item description FS_3DGS_MED (Study on 3D Gaussian splats)
Doc type pCR
For action Agreement
Release Rel-20
Specification 26.958
Version 0.1.1
Related WIs FS_3DGS_MED
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For Agreement
Spec 26.958
Type pCR
Contact Julien Ricard
Uploaded 2026-02-03T21:41:18.937000
Contact ID 109076
Revised to S4-260387
TDoc Status revised
Reservation date 03/02/2026 15:15:08
Agenda item sort order 41
Review Comments
manager - 2026-02-09 04:38


  1. [Technical] The proposal introduces “capability reporting” and “negotiation modes” in TR 26.958 Clause 9.2 but does not define where this negotiation occurs (e.g., 5GMS AF/AS, application layer, DASH/HTTP, MIV/scene protocol), nor the message/parameter set, so the workflow is not implementable or assessable for interoperability.




  2. [Technical] Several reported metrics are not well-defined or measurable in a consistent way across UEs (e.g., “maximum visible Gaussians at 30 fps”, “available GPU/CPU compute headroom”, “memory bandwidth”, “GPU rendering capacity”), risking non-comparable capability reports and unstable adaptation decisions.




  3. [Technical] The “dynamic state” items (thermal status, battery level, throttling level) raise privacy/policy and platform-access issues; the text should clarify optionality, granularity, and whether these are exposed via standardized APIs, otherwise the workflow assumes capabilities many OSes do not reliably provide.




  4. [Technical] The “rendering budget” concept is introduced but not normatively bounded (units, parameters, mapping to point budget/SH degree/LOD/bitrate), and it is unclear how it relates to existing 3GPP media adaptation constructs (e.g., representation selection, bitrate ladders), creating ambiguity and potential duplication.




  5. [Technical] Server-centric mode claims the server can map “raw metrics to rendering budget” via lookup tables, but no guidance is provided on required inputs/outputs or stability (hysteresis, oscillation control), which is critical when dynamic metrics fluctuate (thermal/battery) and could cause rapid quality switching.




  6. [Technical] Client-centric mode allows the UE to request “quantization levels, SH orders, point budget” but does not specify constraints/validation (e.g., server limits, content availability, security against abusive requests), nor how the server signals supported operating points back to the UE.




  7. [Technical] The adaptation operations listed (pruning, LOD selection, SH degree reduction, “Direct Color components”) can change visual appearance and potentially break authoring intent; the text should address objective quality targets/metrics and whether these transformations are reversible or require precomputed assets.




  8. [Technical] For dynamic 3DGS content (claimed alignment with Clause 5.4), the workflow omits latency and update-frequency considerations (e.g., incremental updates, delta coding, synchronization with pose/time), which are typically the dominant constraints for “dynamic” scenes.




  9. [Technical] The proposal mentions “supported quantization/compression formats” but does not align them with any referenced 3GPP/ISO codec or payload format for 3DGS; without identifying candidate formats and signaling, the negotiation cannot be tied to actual delivery mechanisms.




  10. [Technical] The UE “local adaptation” step (further pruning/merging) is underspecified and may invalidate server-side assumptions (e.g., bounding volumes, LOD selection, rate control), so the workflow should clarify whether UE-side changes are purely rendering-time culling or alter the delivered asset.




  11. [Editorial] References to “TR 26.928 principles” are vague; the contribution should cite the exact clauses/principles being reused and ensure terminology matches (e.g., “capability exchange”, “adaptation”, “representation”) to avoid inconsistent wording across TRs.




  12. [Editorial] The proposed new subclause structure (9.2.1/9.2.2/9.2.2.x) is described, but the summary does not indicate how it integrates with existing Clause 9.2 text (what is replaced vs. appended), risking duplication or contradictions with current workflows already in TR 26.958.




  13. [Editorial] Example values like “SH degree (0–3)” and “30 fps” are presented without stating whether they are informative examples or requirements; the text should clearly mark them as non-normative to avoid accidental specification of fixed operating points.




  14. [Editorial] Figures 2 and 3 are referenced but not described in enough detail to verify consistency (entities, interfaces, message directions); the contribution should ensure the figures use consistent naming with TR 26.958 architecture terms and clearly show negotiation signaling paths.



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