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On the influence of network impairments on youtube video streaming

  • University of Vienna

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Abstract

Video sharing services like YouTube have become very popular which consequently results in a drastic shift of the Internet traffic statistic. When transmitting video content over packet based networks, stringent quality of service (QoS) constraints must be met in order to provide the comparable level of quality to a traditional broadcast television. However, the packet transmission is influenced by delays and losses of data packets which can have devastating influence on the perceived quality of the video. Therefore, we conducted an experimental evaluation of HTTP based video transmission focusing on how they react to packet delay and loss. Through this analysis we investigated how long video playback is stalled and how often re-buffering events take place. Our analysis revealed threshold levels for the packet delay, packet losses and network throughput which should not be exceeded in order to preserve smooth video transmission.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)83-90
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Telecommunications and Information Technology
Volume2012
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Keywords

  • Multimedia communication
  • Network measurements
  • Quality of service
  • Video streaming

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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