Network rendering and transcoding of augmented reality data

A first user equipment (UE) for communicating media data, the first UE comprising:

• a memory configured to store media data;
• and
• a processing system comprising one or more processors implemented in circuitry, the processing system being configured to:
• send a request to start an augmented reality (AR) media call with a second UE to a call session control function (CSCF), the request including data indicating a request for transcoding of AR media data to two-dimensional video data;
• establish a media communication session with a transcoding device executing a media function or a multimedia resource function, the transcoding device being between the first UE and the second UE, and the transcoding device being separate from the first UE and the second UE;
• receive transcoded media data from the transcoding device that the transcoding device transcoded from AR media data received from the second UE;
• and
• present the transcoded media data.

A method of communicating media data, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a transcoding device executing a media function or a multimedia resource function, a request from a first user equipment (UE) for transcoding of augmented reality (AR) media data of an AR call with a second UE, the transcoding device being between the first UE and the second UE and separate from the first UE and the second UE;
• in response to receiving, by the transcoding device, AR media data from the second UE, rendering, by the transcoding device, the AR media data to form rendered 2D media data;
• and
• sending, by the transcoding device, the rendered 2D media data to the first UE.

A transcoding device executing a media function or a multimedia resource function, the transcoding device comprising:

• a memory configured to store media data;
• and
• a processing system comprising one or more processors implemented in circuitry, the processing system being configured to:
• receive a request from a first user equipment (UE) for transcoding of augmented reality (AR) media data of an AR call with a second UE, the transcoding device being between the first UE and the second UE and separate from the first UE and the second UE;
• in response to receiving AR media data from the second UE, render the AR media data to form rendered 2D media data;
• and
• send the rendered 2D media data to the first UE.