Analyzing TCP Throughput Stability and Predictability with Implications for Adaptive Video Streaming
Networking and Internet Architecture
2015-06-19 v1
Abstract
Recent work suggests that TCP throughput stability and predictability within a video viewing session can inform the design of better video bitrate adaptation algorithms. Despite a rich tradition of Internet measurement, however, our understanding of throughput stability and predictability is quite limited. To bridge this gap, we present a measurement study of throughput stability using a large-scale dataset from a video service provider. Drawing on this analysis, we propose a simple-but-effective prediction mechanism based on a hidden Markov model and demonstrate that it outperforms other approaches. We also show the practical implications in improving the user experience of adaptive video streaming.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1506.05541,
title = {Analyzing TCP Throughput Stability and Predictability with Implications for Adaptive Video Streaming},
author = {Yi Sun and Xiaoqi Yin and Nanshu Wang and Junchen Jiang and Vyas Sekar and Yun Jin and Bruno Sinopoli},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1506.05541},
year = {2015}
}