Network adaptive media transport
Mark Kalman and Bernd Girod
3.5.1 Introduction
Internet packet delivery is characterized by variations in throughput, delay, and loss, which can severely affect the quality of real-time media. The challenge is to maximize the quality of audio or video at the receiver, while simultaneously meeting bit-rate limitations and satisfying latency constraints. For the best end-to-end performance, Internet media transmission must adapt to changing network characteristics; it must be network adaptive. It should also be media aware, so that adaptation to changing network conditions can be performed intelligently.
A typical streaming media system comprises four major components that should be designed and ...
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