Adaptive video streaming over HTTP

Abstract

A new video streaming scheme is proposed and its prototype is implemented in this paper. The scheme is designed for providing an enhanced QoS for a client using a mobile device. With the scheme, the client considers various important network factors to decide its bit rate. It then sends feedback whenever its current bit rate must be changed. Based upon these requests, the server side adaptively adjusts its video bit rate in order to increase accessibility of the service. The scheme is implemented through a HTTP-based web server.