Analysis of video codec buffer and delay under time-varying channel

Abstract

In this paper, we analyze the effect of time-varying channels to video codec buffer specially for low-delay applications. We derive the sufficient conditions under which an encoder can design a bitstream for any time-varying channel without decoder buffer overflow and underflow. We then apply those conditions to design a bandwidth adaptive rate control in x264 and test it under LTE simulator. Our test results show significant improvement of delay and delay jitter over traditional leaky bucket models.