Abstract
Delivering video streaming over wireless Internet is becoming increasingly popular. However, most of the research studies focused on the modeling analysis of system performance such as saturation throughput and channel utilization. Perceived quality of video streaming cannot be assessed solely based on the results of analytical models. In this paper, we propose a model to assess the perceived quality of MPEG-4 video streaming over IEEE 802.11 distribution coordination function (DCF)-based wireless local area networks. The analysis of our proposed model considers not only effects of losses such as collision loss from channel access competition but also wireless loss caused by wireless interferences. Moreover, the impact of the loss of specific MPEG-4 video frames is also taken into account in the performance analysis. The model was validated by comparing our performance results with results obtained from simulation and analytical models. The results show that our proposed model is able to predict the perceived quality of MPEG-4 video streaming over DCF-based WLAN more accurately than other models.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1312-1322 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2011 |
Keywords
- DCF
- IEEE 802.11
- MPEG-4
- analytical model
- video quality
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Information Systems
- Computer Networks and Communications
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering