Adaptive video streaming: Pre-encoded MPEG-4 with bandwidth scaling

Computer Networks

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 415-439

  Balk, A ^a   Gerla, M ^a   Maggiorini, D ^b   Sanadidi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptive video streaming; Bandwidth estimation; End to End congestion control; Inter protocol fairness; MPEG 4; TFRC

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CONGESTION CONTROL (COMMUNICATION); IMAGE COMPRESSION; INTERNET; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MOTION PICTURES; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADAPTIVE VIDEO STREAMING; BANDWIDTH ESTIMATION; END-TO-END CONGESTION CONTROL; INTER-PROTOCOL FAIRNESS; MPEG-4;

VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 0842286759     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2003.12.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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