Adaptive control for packet video

Describes a portable and robust software mechanism for adaptive frame rate control for real time packet video transfer and viewing in workstation environments. No special hardware or system support is assumed. It includes (1) a responsive feedback system for dynamic presentation layer rate control in response to network load, (2) a simple and effective transport layer flow control scheme built upon an unreliable network protocol, and (3) data structures and scheduling support for integrating the rate and flow control mechanisms. The authors demonstrate that excellent jitter control is achieved by gracefully trading image resolution, and loss rates can be drastically reduced by appropriate flow control