Caching video objects: Layers vs versions?

Felix Hartanto, Jussi Kangasharju, Martin Reisslein, Keith W. Ross

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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 - 2002
    Event2002 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo, ICME 2002 - Lausanne, Switzerland
    Duration: Aug 26 2002Aug 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
    Period8/26/028/29/02

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Archaeology
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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