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INCITS/ISO/IEC 13818-7:2006 (R2019)
Information technology - Generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information - Part 7: Advance Audio Coding (AAC)
This International Standard describes the MPEG-2 audio non-backwards compatible standard called MPEG-2 Advanced Audio Coding, AAC [1], a higher quality multichannel standard than achievable while requiring MPEG-1 backwards compatibility. This MPEG-2 AAC audio standard allows for ITU-R 'indistinguishable' quality according to [2] at data rates of 320 kbit/s for five full-bandwidth channel audio signals. The AAC decoding process makes use of a number of required tools and a number of optional tools. Table 1 lists the tools and their status as required or optional. Required tools are mandatory in any possible profile. Optional tools may not be required in some profiles.
InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards [incits]