Fuzzy-Based Quality Adaptation Algorithm for Improving QoE from MPEG-DASH Video

Video clients employ HTTP-based adaptive bitrate (ABR) algorithms to optimize users’ quality of experience (QoE). ABR algorithms adopt video quality based on the network conditions during playback. The existing state-of-the-art ABR algorithms ignore the fact that video streaming services deploy segm...

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Published in:Applied sciences 2021-06, Vol.11 (11), p.5270
Main Authors: Rahman, Waqas ur, Hossain, Md Delowar, Huh, Eui-Nam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Adaptive algorithms
adaptive bitrate
Algorithms
Bandwidths
Client server systems
DASH
fuzzy logic
Multimedia
Performance evaluation
QoE
Segments
Streaming
Streaming media
Traffic congestion
User experience
video streaming
Video transmission
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Summary:Video clients employ HTTP-based adaptive bitrate (ABR) algorithms to optimize users’ quality of experience (QoE). ABR algorithms adopt video quality based on the network conditions during playback. The existing state-of-the-art ABR algorithms ignore the fact that video streaming services deploy segment durations differently in different services, and HTTP clients offer distinct buffer sizes. The existing ABR algorithms use fixed control laws and are designed with predefined client/server settings. As a result, adaptation algorithms fail to achieve optimal performance across a variety of video client settings and QoE objectives. We propose a buffer- and segment-aware fuzzy-based ABR algorithm that selects video rates for future video segments based on segment duration and the client’s buffer size in addition to throughput and playback buffer level. We demonstrate that the proposed algorithm guarantees high QoE across various video player settings and video content characteristics. The proposed algorithm efficiently utilizes bandwidth in order to download high-quality video segments and to guarantee high QoE. The results from our experiments reveal that the proposed adaptation algorithm outperforms state-of-the-art algorithms, providing improvements in average video rate, QoE, and bandwidth utilization, respectively, of 5% to 18%, about 13% to 30%, and up to 45%.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app11115270