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Multi-paths Streaming and Dynamics End-points Adaption (John C.S. Lui)
Currently, if one want to view a video on the Internet with the
quality-of-service (QoS) guaranteed, one has to rely on the IntServ
model, that is, QoS via resource reservation of different RSVP-enable
routers. However reserving resource may not be a scalable solution.
In this research, we examine the possibility of providing QoS without
network resource reservation. The main idea is to perform parallel
video streaming from different sources. If there is any transient
network congestion within a path, the client should dynamically adapt
to the congestion situation and to switch partial traffic from the
congested source to another source. This type of parallel streaming
and dynamic adaptation requires a loose synchronization among
servers and the dynamic statistical measurements from client so as to
determine the shared point-of-congestion. Simulation and system
implementation will be carried out to demonstrate this novel
streaming technique.
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