Split-layer video multicast protocol: a new receiver-based rate-adaptation protocol

This paper proposes a new receiver-based rate-adaptation protocol for multicasting video, called Split-Layer Video Multicast (SPLIT). Unlike existing receiver-based rate-adaptation protocols, such as Receiver-driven Layered Multicast (RLM), the SPLIT protocol is specifically designed to take advanta...

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Main Authors: Brennan, S.C., Chilamkurti, N.K., Soh, B.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Bandwidth
Computer science
Encoding
Forward error correction
Internet
IP networks
Large-scale systems
Multicast protocols
Propagation losses
Streaming media
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Summary:This paper proposes a new receiver-based rate-adaptation protocol for multicasting video, called Split-Layer Video Multicast (SPLIT). Unlike existing receiver-based rate-adaptation protocols, such as Receiver-driven Layered Multicast (RLM), the SPLIT protocol is specifically designed to take advantage of existing packet loss concealment techniques to provide end-users with increased quality of video. In an effort to gauge the performance of the SPLIT protocol, a number of experiments using the NS-2 network simulator were conducted and the results were compared with those of the RLM protocol. The results show that the proposed SPLIT protocol utilizes the available bandwidth in a more efficient way than the RLM protocol does.
DOI:10.1109/NCA.2003.1201144