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Caching video objects: Layers vs versions?

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Abstract

Because Internet access rates are highly heterogeneous, many video content providers today make available different versions of the videos, with each version encoded at a different rate. Multiple video versions, however, require more server storage and may also dramatically impact cache performance in a traditional cache or in a CDN server. An alternative to versions is layered encoding, which can also provide multiple quality levels. Layered encoding requires less server storage capacity and may be more suitable for caching; but it typically increases transmission bandwidth due to encoding overhead. In this paper we compare video streaming of multiple versions with that of multiple layers in a caching environment. We examine caching and distribution strategies that use both versions and layers. Our analytical results indicate that mixed distribution/caching strategies provide the best overall performance.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2002 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo, ICME 2002
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages45-48
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)0780373049
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2002
Event2002 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo, ICME 2002 - Lausanne, Switzerland
Duration: Aug 26 2002 → Aug 29 2002

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2002 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo, ICME 2002
Volume2

Other

Other2002 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo, ICME 2002
Country/TerritorySwitzerland
CityLausanne
Period8/26/02 → 8/29/02

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Archaeology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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