A Network-Aware Approach for Video and Metadata Streaming
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A Network-Aware Approach for Video and Metadata Streaming
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2007-04-30
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Providing Quality of Service (QoS) for Internet-based video streaming applications requires the server and/or client to be network-aware and adaptive. We present a dynamic rate and quality adaptation algorithm where the server varies its sending rate (without varying the quality level) to adapt to the network and client conditions and only as a last resort, does quality adaptation. We place the adaptation logic at the client since it has better knowledge about both the demand (buffer conditions, variable bit-rate requirements) and supply (network conditions). Our approach is unique because the server's sending rate is calculated based on the client's varying demand (consumption rate) and the network status. Also, we do not model the network as a black-box but instead augment endpoint observations with a feedback from the network to represent its status more precisely. To make an informed adaptation decision, the client requires sizes of all frames in the variable bit rate video. But the overhead involved in sending this metadata is significant. So we propose a lossy compression technique to reduce the amount of control information and consequently the overhead. We also present a scheduling algorithm, DART(Dynamic Scheduling Algorithm for Reduced Trace delivery), to deliver the compressed control information to the client. This algorithm can be used to deliver any form of metadata (like subtitles, alerts etc), especially in applications like IP-TV. Simulations show that the proposed techniques can significantly improve user perceived QoS when compared to other popular adaptation methods.
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Raghuveer, Aravindan; Kusmierek, Ewa; DuHung-Chang, David. (2007). A Network-Aware Approach for Video and Metadata Streaming. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/215727.
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