Efficient and flexible inter-overlay scheduling of media streams for multi-channel P2P streaming

Author

Jin, Xin ; Kwok, Yu-Kwong

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

fYear

2012

fDate

Jan. 30 2012-Feb. 2 2012

Firstpage

820

Lastpage

824

Abstract

Existing studies on channel bandwidth imbalance in P2P multi-channel streaming systems have been exclusively focused on inter-overlay bandwidth allocation. However, an efficient inter-overlay scheduling algorithm is still in lack for benefactors. To this end, this paper presents an inter-overlay substream scheduling algorithm compatible with various overlay meshes for active inter-overlay cooperation, through which the outbound bandwidth of benefactors can be efficiently utilized and bandwidth-deprived channels receiving benefactions can attain a better streaming quality.

Keywords

bandwidth allocation; channel allocation; media streaming; overlay networks; peer-to-peer computing; active interoverlay cooperation; bandwidth deprived channel; channel bandwidth imbalance; flexible interoverlay scheduling; interoverlay bandwidth allocation; interoverlay substream scheduling algorithm; media streaming; multichannel P2P streaming; overlay meshes; Bandwidth; Delay; Dynamic scheduling; Indexes; Peer to peer computing; Scheduling algorithms; System performance; Peer-to-peer multimedia streaming; active multichannel cooperation; inter-overlay chunk scheduling; unstructured meshes;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC), 2012 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Maui, HI

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0008-7

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4673-0723-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCNC.2012.6167538

Filename

6167538