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Improving IPTV Forwarding Masechanism in IEEE 802.16j MMR Networks Based on Aggregation

  • Brahmia, Mohamed-El-Amine (Network & Telecommunication Department, GRTC Laboratory, IUT-University of Haute Alsace) ;
  • Abouaissa, Abdelhafid (Network & Telecommunication Department, GRTC Laboratory, IUT-University of Haute Alsace) ;
  • Lorenz, Pascal (Network & Telecommunication Department, GRTC Laboratory, IUT-University of Haute Alsace)
  • Received : 2012.05.23
  • Accepted : 2012.08.14
  • Published : 2013.04.01
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Abstract

Internet protocol television (IPTV) service depends on the network quality of service (QoS) and bandwidth of the broadband service provider. IEEE 802.16j mobile multihop relay Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access networks have the opportunity to offer high bandwidth capacity by introducing relay stations. However, to actually satisfy QoS requirements for offering IPTV services (HDTV, SDTV, Web TV, and mobile TV) for heterogeneous users' requests, providers must use a video server for each IPTV service type, which increases the network load, especially bandwidth consumption and forwarding time. In this paper, we present a solution for forwarding IPTV video streaming to diverse subscribers via an 802.16j broadband wireless access network. In particular, we propose a new multicast tree construction and aggregation mechanism based on the unique property of prime numbers. Performance evaluation results show that the proposed scheme reduces both bandwidth consumption and forwarding time.

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