Advanced Video Communications over Wireless Networks

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Energy and Bandwidth Optimization in Mobile Video Streaming Systems

Mohamed Hefeeda, Cheng-Hsin Hsu, and Joseph Peters

CONTENTS

6.1    Introduction

6.2    Background

6.2.1    Video Coding Standards

6.2.2    Models for Wireless Video Streaming

6.2.3    Architecture of Mobile Video Streaming Networks

6.2.4    Energy Conservation in Wireless Networks

6.3    Energy Optimization in Mobile Video Streaming

6.3.1    Problem Statement and Hardness

6.3.2    Burst Scheduling Algorithm

6.3.2.1    Overview of the Algorithm

6.3.2.2    Illustrative Example

6.3.2.3    Analysis of the Algorithm

6.3.2.4    Trade-Off between Energy Saving and Switching Delay

6.3.3    Evaluation and Analysis

6.3.3.1    Setup of the Mobile Video Streaming Test Bed

6.3.3.2    Experimental ...