SV-BCMCS: Scalable video multicast in hybrid 3G/ad-hoc networks

Sha Hua, Yang Guo, Yong Liu, Hang Liu, Shivendra S. Panwar

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Abstract

Mobile video broadcasting service, or mobile TV, is a promising application for 3G wireless network operators. Most existing solutions for video broadcast/multicast services in 3G networks employ a single transmission rate to cover all viewers. The system-wide video quality of the cell is therefore throttled by a few viewers close to the boundary, and is far from reaching the social-optimum allowed by the radio resources available at the base station. In this paper, we propose a novel scalable video broadcast/multicast solution, SV-BCMCS, that efficiently integrates scalable video coding, 3G broadcast and adhoc forwarding to balance the system-wide and worst-case video quality of all viewers in a 3G cell. We study the optimal resource allocation problem in SV-BCMCS and develop practical helper discovery and relay routing algorithms. Through analysis and extensive OPNET simulations, we demonstrate that SV-BCMCS can significantly improve the system-wide video quality at the price of slight quality degradation of a few viewers close to the boundary.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationGLOBECOM 2009 - 2009 IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event2009 IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, GLOBECOM 2009 - Honolulu, HI, United States
Duration: Nov 30 2009Dec 4 2009

Publication series

NameGLOBECOM - IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference

Other

Other2009 IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, GLOBECOM 2009
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHonolulu, HI
Period11/30/0912/4/09

Keywords

  • Ad-hoc video relay
  • Resource allocation
  • Scalable video coding

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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