Methods and apparatuses for encoding and decoding video using periodic buffer description

A method comprising:

• decoding a flag which indicates whether a coded video bitstream conforms to a first standard or other standards;
• when the flag indicates the coded video bitstream conforms to the first standard,
• parsing a plurality of buffer descriptions from a sequence parameter set of the coded video bitstream;
• parsing (i) a buffer description identifier which indicates a buffer description out of the plurality of buffer descriptions, (ii) a plurality of buffer element identifiers, each of the plurality of buffer element identifiers indicating each of a plurality of buffer elements within the buffer description indicated by the buffer description identifier, each of the plurality of buffer elements corresponding to each of a plurality of reference pictures and (iii) a plurality of picture identifiers, each of the plurality of picture identifiers for reassigning each of the plurality of reference pictures to be associated with each of the plurality of buffer elements within the buffer description indicated by the buffer description identifier;
• selecting one buffer description indicated by the buffer description identifier from the plurality of buffer descriptions for decoding a slice included in the coded video bitstream;
• parsing, from a picture parameter set, a flag which indicates whether reassigning the plurality of reference pictures to be associated with each of the plurality of buffer elements within the selected one buffer description is to be executed or not;
• reassigning, using the plurality of picture identifiers, the plurality of reference pictures to be associated with each of the plurality of buffer elements within the selected one buffer description,
• all the plurality of reference pictures existing in the selected one buffer description when the flag indicates the reassigning is to be executed;
• decoding the slice from the coded video bitstream using a slice header and the selected one buffer description which is reassigned when the flag indicates that the reassigning is to be executed;
• not reassigning the plurality of reference pictures to be associated with each of the plurality of buffer elements within the selected one buffer description when the flag indicates that the reassigning is not to be executed;
• and
• decoding the slice using the slice header and the selected one buffer description which is not reassigned when the reassigning is not to be executed.