• Journal of KIISE
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• v.41 no.10
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• pp.824-831
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• 2014

HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) Adaptive Streaming is gaining attention because it changes bitrates to adapt changing network conditions. Since HAS (HTTP Adaptive Streaming) client downloads the video data based on TCP (Transmission Control Protocol), it estimates incorrectly the available bandwidth and leads to an unnecessary video quality change in long-delay networks. In this paper, we propose a buffer-based quality control scheme in order to improve the service quality and smooth playback in the HAS. The proposed scheme estimates accurately the available bandwidth based on a modified streaming model that considers network delay. It also calculates the sustainability of the video quality to prevent an unnecessary quality change and determines the inter-request time on the basis of the buffer status. Through the simulation, we prove that our scheme improves the QoS (Quality of Service) of the HAS service and controls the video quality smoothly in long-delay networks.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2011.06d
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• pp.234-237
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• 2011

최근 인터넷을 통한 멀티미디어 스트리밍 서비스 이용이 증가함에 따라 스트리밍 서비스 품질을 향상 시키기 위한 연구들이 진행되고 있다. 하지만 기존 연구들은 네트워크 상태에 적응적으로 전송률을 조절함으로써 네트워크의 효율성 및 안전성을 개선하는데 초점을 맞추고 있어서 사용자 측면의 체감품질에 대한 고려가 부족하다. 본 논문에서는 멀티미디어 스트리밍 서비스의 사용자 체감품질 (QoE)을 향상시키기 위한 적응적인 전송률 및 비디오 품질 조절 기법을 제안한다. 제안하는 기법은 네트워크의 가용대역폭과 클라이언트의 버퍼 상태를 기반으로 전송률 및 비디오 품질을 조절함으로써 멀티미디어 재생의 불연속성과 잦은 비디오 품질 변화에 의한 사용자 체감품질을 개선하였다. 시험 결과를 통해서 제안하는 기법이 부드럽게 (Smoothly) 비디오 품질을 조절하는 것을 보였다.

• Journal of KIISE
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• v.45 no.2
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• pp.187-194
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• 2018

Recently, Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) adaptive streaming service is attracting attention. The existing quality adaptive scheme of HTTP adaptive streaming service adjusts the video quality according to the network bandwidth or the client buffer size. However, the problem with the existing quality adaptive scheme is the QoE (Quality of Experience) degradation caused by the unnecessary quality change that occurs due to frequent bandwidth change or fixed buffer threshold. We propose a video quality maintenance scheme that improves average video quality and minimizes unnecessary quality change in order to improve the QoE of HTTP adaptive streaming service in the changing network environment. The proposed scheme maintains high quality for a long time by setting the quality maintenance duration to be long when buffer occupancy and video quality are high. The experimental results show that the proposed scheme improves QoE by improving the average video quality and minimizing the quality change.

• Journal of KIISE:Information Networking
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.143-155
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• 2007

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.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2012.06d
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• pp.334-336
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• 2012

비디오 스트리밍 서비스의 품질을 보장하기 위한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 그러나 기존 연구들은 모바일 단말의 이동에 따른 무선 채널 상태 변화에 대한 고려가 부족하다. 본 논문에서는 비디오 품질을 향상시키기 위하여, 새로운 비디오 전송 기법을 제안한다. 제안한 기법은 모바일 단말의 이동에 따른 무선 네트워크 상태 변화와 네트워크 혼잡상태를 고려하여 비디오 전송률을 조절한다. 시뮬레이션 결과를 통해 제안한 기법의 성능을 확인하였다.

• KIISE Transactions on Computing Practices
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• v.21 no.12
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• pp.780-785
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• 2015

Recently HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) adaptive streaming services have been the subject of much attention. The video quality control scheme of conventional HTTP adaptive streaming services estimates bandwidth using segment throughput and smooths out the sample of segment throughput. However, the conventional scheme has the problem of QoE (Quality of experience) degradation occurring with buffer underflow and frequent quality change due to the fixed number of samples. In order to solve this problem, we propose a video quality control scheme based on segment throughput and buffer occupancy. The proposed scheme determines the number of samples according to the variation of segment throughput. The proposed scheme also controls video quality based on the threshold of bitrate to keep stable buffer occupancy. The simulation results show that proposed scheme improves QoE by preventing buffer underflow and decreasing quality change when compared with the conventional scheme.

• Journal of KIISE
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• v.44 no.4
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• pp.423-432
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• 2017

Recently, the video quality control schemes for the improvement of the QoE (Quality of Experience) of video streaming services that are based on DASH (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP), which is a standard of HTTP adaptive streaming (HAS) services, have been studied. However, the problem of the existing schemes is the degradation that is due to unnecessary quality changes because the VBR (Variable Bitrate) characteristics of the video are not considered. In this paper, we propose a SC-DASH (Segment Characteristics-based DASH) which controls the video quality based on the segment characteristics. The SC-DASH can prevent the occurrence of the unnecessary quality changes by controlling the video quality based on the size of the next segment, the segment throughput, and the buffer occupancy. The experiment results showed that the SC-DASH improves the QoE by reducing the unnecessary quality changes compared with the existing quality control schemes.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2000.09a
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• pp.305-308
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• 2000

IP 네트웍을 통해 실시간 비디오를 전송할 때 네트윅 특성을 고려하여 비디오 데이터를 부호하면 패킷 손실로 인한 품질 열화를 최소화하여 더 좋은 품질의 비디오를 얻을 수 있다. 이를 위해 현재 네트윅의 정보를 빠르고 정확하게 얻어내는 메커니즘과 부호화 변수를 네트윅 상황에 적응적으로 조절하여 패킷 손실에 강인한 압축 및 전송 메커니즘의 두 가지 기능이 요구된다. 첫번째 메커니즘은 RTP(Real Time Transport Protocol)을 통해 구현될 수 있으며, 두 번째 메커니즘을 위해 본 연구에서는 다중기술 변환부호화(Multiple Description Transform Coding) 기법을 적용한 비디오 부호화 알고리즘을 제안한다. RTP에서 제공하는 RTCP(Real Time Control Protocol) 정보를 이용하여 현재 네트웍 정보를 얻을 수 있으며, 다중기술 변환부호화 기법을 이용하여 현재의 패킷 손실률에서 최적의 품질을 보장하도록 부호화 변수를 조절할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 다중기술 변환부호화 기법을 비디오 부호화에 적용하여 순수 비디오 정보에 추가되는 잉여 정보량과 패킷 손실에 대한 강인성 사이의 관계를 도출함으로써 다중기술 변환부호화 기법이 네트웍 적응적 부호화 방식에 적합한 방식임을 제시한다.

• Journal of KIISE
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• v.43 no.7
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• pp.827-833
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• 2016

HTTP Adaptive Streaming (HAS) is a technique that adapts its video quality to network conditions for providing Quality of Experience. In the HAS approach, a video content is encoded at multiple bitrates and the encoded video content is divided into several video segments. A HAS player estimates the network bandwidth and adjusts the video bitrate based on estimated bandwidth. However, the segment scheduler in the conventional HAS player requests video segments periodically without considering TCP. If the waiting duration for the next segment request is quite long, the TCP connection can be initialized and it restarts slow-start. Slow-start causes the reduction in TCP throughput and consequentially leads to low-quality video streaming. In this study, we propose a TCP-aware segment scheduling scheme to improve performance of HAS service. The proposed scheme adjusts request time for the next video request to prevent initialization of TCP connection and also considers the point of scheduling time. The simulation proves that our scheme improves the Quality of Service of the HAS service without buffer underflow issue.

• Journal of KIISE
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• v.42 no.8
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• pp.1039-1048
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• 2015

Recently, the web-based adaptive streaming service, DASH (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP), is receiving more attention. However, existing network-based and buffer-based video quality control schemes in DASH environments make oscillation of segment throughput, causing degradation of the quality of experience (QoE) with frequent quality changes and playback interruptions because these schemes do not consider the content characteristics. In this paper, we propose a C-DASH (Content Characteristics based Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP) scheme in order to improve the QoE in DASH environments. The C-DASH scheme performs seamless and smooth quality control based on the segment throughput, buffer status, and segment size of the content. Based on simulation results, it is confirmed that the C-DASH scheme can improve the QoE, when compared with the existing quality control schemes.