A Comprehensive Evaluation of Networked Music Performance Using LEO Satellite Internet: The Starlink Use Case

IF 5.4 2区计算机科学 Q1 COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS

IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management Pub Date : 2025-07-15 DOI:10.1109/TNSM.2025.3589226

Luca Borgianni;Davide Adami;Marina Bosi;Stefano Giordano;Chris Chafe

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Abstract

Networked Music Performance (NMP) is one of the most challenging real-time applications in which musicians can play together using the Internet without being physically together. Nowadays, the connection technology can have performance that guarantees an adequate Quality of Experience (QoE) for NMP. On the other hand, there are millions of musicians who live in remote and rural areas without access to high-speed network connections. The promising LEO satellite Internet technology could fill this gap and democratize NMP in remote places. This paper aims to provide an analysis of Starlink’s capability to meet the stringent requirements of NMP. We present an analysis of network metrics that are relevant to NMP applications and assess the NMP software JackTrip in order to test a real NMP application with LEO satellite Internet. The evaluation of the RTT, One-way delay, Packet loss, and jitter in different scenarios poses some challenges for the NMP scenario. We present the results of two live NMP jamming sessions with musicians, proposing an adapted QoE model that incorporates both objective and subjective metrics. With a tailored buffer strategy and the ability of a musician, we were able to obtain an adequate QoE, overcoming the challenges introduced by LEO satellite Internet.

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使用LEO卫星互联网的网络音乐表演的综合评估：Starlink用例

网络音乐表演（NMP）是最具挑战性的实时应用之一，其中音乐家可以使用互联网一起演奏，而无需实际在一起。目前，连接技术的性能可以保证NMP具有足够的体验质量（QoE）。另一方面，数以百万计的音乐家生活在偏远的农村地区，没有高速网络连接。有前途的近地轨道卫星互联网技术可以填补这一空白，并在偏远地区实现NMP的民主化。本文旨在分析星链满足NMP严格要求的能力。我们对与NMP应用相关的网络指标进行了分析，并评估了NMP软件JackTrip，以便在LEO卫星互联网上测试真实的NMP应用。不同场景下RTT、单向时延、丢包和抖动的评估对NMP场景提出了一些挑战。我们展示了与音乐家进行的两次现场NMP干扰会议的结果，提出了一个适应的QoE模型，该模型结合了客观和主观指标。凭借量身定制的缓冲策略和音乐家的能力，我们能够获得足够的QoE，克服了LEO卫星互联网带来的挑战。

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IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management Computer Science-Computer Networks and Communications

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