A comparison-based study of quality-oriented video on demand

IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 92-102

  Muntean, Gabriel Miro ^a,b   Perry, Philip ^a,c   Murphy, Liam ^a,c  

^a IEEE   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adaptive video streaming; End user perceived quality; Feedback control; Grading scheme

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE VIDEO STREAMING; END-USER PERCEIVED QUALITY; GRADING SCHEME; MULTIMEDIA STREAMING; QUALITY ORIENTED ADAPTATION SCHEME (QOAS);

FEEDBACK CONTROL; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; MULTIMEDIA SERVICES; TELECOMMUNICATION LINKS;

VIDEO ON DEMAND;

EID: 33847739792     PISSN: 00189316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBC.2006.886451     Document Type: Article

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