Spatial correlation in real-time video conference traffic

Author

Hussain, A. ; Sohraby, K. ; Ali, M.A. ; Habib, I. ; Ahmed, S. ; Roytman, L.

Author_Institution

Graduate Sch., City Univ. of New York, NY, USA

fYear

1997

fDate

1-3 Jul 1997

Firstpage

390

Lastpage

396

Abstract

Multimedia traffic measurements for determining spatial correlation in videoteleconference sessions over a CSMA/CD LAN are performed and the results are presented in this paper. Since packet arrival streams are both correlated and bursty, we present the analysis of the cross-correlation characteristics between the number of arriving audio and video packet batches in discrete-time slots. The results of this experimental study can be extended to WAN environments such as ATM. If cross-correlation among monomedia streams is not properly taken into account, it can severely impact network performance

Keywords

asynchronous transfer mode; carrier sense multiple access; correlation methods; local area networks; multimedia communication; packet switching; performance evaluation; real-time systems; telecommunication traffic; teleconferencing; ATM; B-ISDN; CSMA/CD LAN; WAN; audio packets; bursty streams; correlated packet arrival streams; cross-correlation characteristics; experimental study; multimedia traffic measurements; network performance; real-time video conference traffic; spatial correlation; video packets; videoteleconference sessions; Asynchronous transfer mode; B-ISDN; Local area networks; Multiaccess communication; Performance evaluation; Streaming media; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control; Videoconference; Wide area networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computers and Communications, 1997. Proceedings., Second IEEE Symposium on

Conference_Location

Alexandria

Print_ISBN

0-8186-7852-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISCC.1997.616030

Filename

616030