BiM


BiM is an international standard defining a generic binary format for encoding XML documents.
The technical specifications for BiM are found in: MPEG systems technologies - Part 1: Binary MPEG format for XML It is also known as MPEG-B Part 1.

Overview

BiM addresses a broad spectrum of applications and requirements by providing generic methods for transmitting and compressing XML documents.
The binary MPEG format for XML relies on schema knowledge between encoder and decoder in order to reach high compression efficiency, while providing fragmentation mechanisms for ensuring transmission and processing flexibility.
BiM also defines means to compile and transmit schema knowledge information to enable the decoding of compressed XML documents without a priori schema knowledge at the receiving terminal.
BiM is used as the standard binary format for XML encoding in the following technical specifications: