Title :
A low bandwidth broadcasting protocol for video on demand
Author :
Pâris, Jehan-François ; Carter, Steven W. ; Long, Darrell D E
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Houston Univ., TX, USA
Abstract :
Broadcasting protocols can improve the efficiency of video on demand services by reducing the bandwidth required to transmit videos that are simultaneously watched by many viewers. We present a polyharmonic broadcasting protocol that requires less bandwidth than the best extant protocols to achieve the same low maximum waiting time. We also show how to modify the protocol to accommodate very long videos without increasing the buffering capacity of the set-top box
Keywords :
broadcasting; buffer storage; transport protocols; video on demand; VOD services; bandwidth reduction; buffering capacity; efficiency; low bandwidth broadcasting protocol; low maximum waiting time; polyharmonic broadcasting protocol; set-top box; video on demand; videos transmission; Bandwidth; Broadcasting; Computer science; Costs; Multimedia communication; Protocols; Streaming media; US Department of Transportation; Video on demand; Video sharing;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Communications and Networks, 1998. Proceedings. 7th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lafayette, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-9014-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICCCN.1998.998831
