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Quality Adaptation with Temporal Scalability for Efficient Video Streaming

효율적인 비디오 스트리밍을 위한 일시적인 확장성을 이용한 품질 적응 기법

  • 이선헌 (광운대학교 전자통신공학과) ;
  • 정광수 (광운대학교 전자통신공학과)
  • Published : 2007.06.15
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Abstract

In video streaming applications over the Internet, TCP-friendly rate control schemes are useful for improving network stability and inter-protocol fairness. However it does not always guarantee a smooth quality for video streaming. To simultaneously satisfy both the network and application requirements, video streaming applications should be quality-adaptive. In this paper, we propose a new quality adaptation mechanism to adjust the quality of congestion controlled video stream by controlling the frame rate. Based on the current network condition, it controls the frame rate and sending rate of video stream. Through the simulation, we prove that our adaptation mechanism appropriately adjusts the quality of video stream while improving network stability.

인터넷을 통한 비디오 스트리밍 응용에서 TCP 친화적인 전송률 조절기법은 네트워크의 안정성을 향상시키고 프로토콜간의 형평성을 향상시킨다는 장점을 가진다. 하지만, 네트워크의 안정성 및 프로토콜간의 형평성 향상이 사용자에게 제공되는 스트리밍 서비스 품질의 향상을 의미하진 않는다. 비디오 스트리밍에서 네트워크의 안정성 향상과 동시에 사용자에게 제공되는 서비스 품질의 향상을 위해서는 네트워크 상태를 기반으로, 서비스되는 비디오 스트림의 품질을 적응적으로 변화시키는 기법이 적용되어야 한다. 본 논문에서는 현재 네트워크의 상태를 기반으로 서비스되는 비디오 스트림의 품질을 조절하는 새로운 품질 적응 기법을 제안하고자 한다. 제안하는 기법은 현재 네트워크 상태에 적합한 TCP 친화적인 전송률을 계산하고, 이를 기반으로 전송되는 비디오 스트림의 프레임율을 조절함으로써 네트워크 상태에 적응적으로 전송률 및 서비스 품질을 조절하게 된다. 실험 결과를 통해서 제안하는 기법이 네트워크의 안정성을 향상시킴과 동시에 네트워크 상태 적응적인 품질 변화를 통해 사용자에게 끊김없이 부드러운 스트리밍 서비스를 제공할 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.

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