Adaptable video streaming over wireless networks

Abstract

The paper addresses the issue of controlling streaming of scalable video over wireless links to resource-constrained devices (terminals). A controller on the terminal maximizes user perceived quality taking into account available computing resources and condition of the network. The controller determines the number of layers to be processed using a strategy calculated for the given layers configuration and network conditions. We present a method to decrease the number of pre-calculated strategies for the controller by exploring the dependency between layers configuration and network conditions.