• ETRI Journal
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• v.43 no.3
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• pp.447-458
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• 2021

The quality of experience (QoE) of video streaming is degraded by playback interruptions, which can be mitigated by the playout buffers of end users. To analyze the impact of playout buffer dynamics on the QoE of wireless adaptive hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) progressive video, we model the playout buffer as a G/D/1 queue with an arbitrary packet arrival rate and deterministic service time. Because all video packets within a block must be available in the playout buffer before that block is decoded, playback interruption can occur even when the playout buffer is non-empty. We analyze the queue length evolution of the playout buffer using diffusion approximation. Closed-form expressions for user-perceived video quality are derived in terms of the buffering delay, playback duration, and interruption probability for an infinite buffer size, the packet loss probability and re-buffering probability for a finite buffer size. Simulation results verify our theoretical analysis and reveal that the impact of playout buffer dynamics on QoE is content dependent, which can contribute to the design of QoE-driven wireless adaptive HTTP progressive video management.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.1-9
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• 2017

Explosive deployment of smart mobile devices such as smart phones, and tablets along with expansion of wireless internet bandwidth have enabled the deployment of mobile video streaming such that video traffic becomes the most important service in wireless networks. Recently, for more efficient video streaming services, the ISO MPEG group standardized a protocol called DASH (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP) and the standard has been quickly adopted by many service providers such as YouTube and Netflix. Despite of the convenience of mobile streaming services, users also suffer from low QoE(Quality of Experience) due to dynamic channel fluctuations and unnecessary downloading due to high churning rates. This paper proposes a noble efficient video rate selection algorithm considering user buffer level, channel condition and churning rate. Computer simulation based performance study showed that the proposed algorithm improved the QoE significantly compared to a method that determines the video rate based on current channel conditions. Especially, the proposed method reduced the rebuffering rate, one of the most important performance factors of the QoE, to a nonnegligible level.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.374-395
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• 2017

Users quite often experience volatile channel conditions which negatively influence multimedia transmission. HTTP adaptive streaming has emerged as a new promising technology where the video quality can be adjusted to variable network conditions. Nevertheless, the new technology does not remain without drawbacks. As it has been observed, multiple video players sharing the same network link have often problems with achieving good efficiency and stability of play-out due to a mutual interference and competition among video players. Our investigation indicates that there may be another cause for under-performance of the streamed video. In an emulated environment, we implemented three algorithms of adaptive video play-out based on bandwidth or buffer assessment. As we show, traffic generated by players employing the same or similar play-out strategies is positively correlated and synchronised (clustered), whereas traffic originated from different play-out strategies shows negative or no correlations. However, when some of the parameters of the play-out strategies are randomised, the correlation and synchronisation diminish what has a positive impact on the smoothness of the traffic and on the video quality perceived by end users. Our research shows that non-correlated traffic flows generated by play-out strategies improve efficiency and stability of streamed adaptive video.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.180-183
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• 2011

최근 3D 입체영상에 대한 소비자들의 관심 증대로 가전 업체들은 3D TV, 3D Monitor등의 제품들을 출시하고 있고, 이에 따라 3D 콘텐츠 시장도 급격히 성장할 것으로 예상된다. 또한 네트워크 인프라의 발전으로 IP(Internet Protocol)망을 통한 고화질 동영상의 유통이 가능해졌다. 하지만, QoS(Quality of Service)를 보장하지 않는 IP 기반 전송환경에서의 고화질 미디어 스트리밍 서비스는 콘텐츠를 시청하는 소비자 관점에서 필수적으로 보장되어야 하는 끊김 없는 영상서비스를 제공하는데 제약이 있다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해서, IP 망 네트워크 환경을 고려하여 사용자들이 원하는 콘텐츠를 고품질 혹은 저품질로 제공 할 수 있는 Adaptive 스트리밍 서비스에 관한 기술 개발이 등장하게 되었고, 현재 국제 표준화 기구인 MPEG(Moving Picture experts Group)에서 DASH(Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP)라는 이름으로 표준화가 진행 중에 있다. 이에 본 논문에서는 DASH를 이용한 효율적 3D Adaptive 스트리밍 서비스 제공 방안을 제안한다. DASH를 이용한 3D 서비스는 사용자들에게 IP 망을 통해 다양한 품질의 3D 콘텐츠를 제공할 수 있으며, 또한 하나의 3D 콘텐츠로 다양한 디바이스에 적용 가능하다는 이점이 있다.

• KIISE Transactions on Computing Practices
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• v.21 no.7
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• pp.458-463
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• 2015

These days, streaming users are using ABR (Adaptive Bitrate) technique services by requesting the most adequate video rate selectively based on their own channel states. Most ABR related video rate adaptation techniques are only focused on real-time bitrate adaptations based on their own channel state, and misses energy limited characteristics that come from a mobile device's battery dependence. In other words, the mobile device's important characteristics and accompanying energy consumption are not being considered and causes dissatisfaction over streaming services. In this paper, we propose energy efficient prefetching based dynamic adaptive video streaming techniques, which saves unnecessary consumed energy while providing video rates of the same performance. Our scheme continuously turns off energy modules with enough streaming in the buffer and turns on in case of the opposite situation to save energy. Through the performance evaluation, this study's proposed scheme is 60% better than the previous work at global average mobile download speed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.99-101
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• 2011

MPEG-DASH(Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP)는 MPEG(Moving Picture Experts Group)에서 표준화 중인 HTTP를 이용한 적응형 비디오 스트리밍 기술이다. MPEG-DASH는 인터넷 방화벽에 의해 차단되는 RTP/UDP를 이용한 AV 스트리밍 대신 현재 HTTP/TCP를 이용하여 AV 스트리밍을 하는 추세에 맞춰 유무선 인터넷에서 망 환경 및 단말 환경에 동적 적응적으로 AV 스트리밍을 달성하기 위한 기술에 대한 표준이다. HTTP를 이용한 AV 스트리밍은 서버의 부담을 최소화하고 클라이언트의 지능적 처리에 전적으로 의존하는 스트리밍 방식이다. MPEG-DASH 클라이언트는 HTTP의 파일 전송 요청 또는 파일 일부 전송 요청만을 사용하여 스트리밍을 달성한다. 2011년 7월 제97차 MPEG 회의에서 MPEG-DASH DIS(Draft International Standard) 2차 버전이 승인되었다. 본 논문에서는 이 DIS 2차 버전에 따라 MP4 파일 포맷 기반의 MPEG-DASH 클라이언트를 구현하고 그 동작을 실험을 통해 검증하였다.

• Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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• v.21 no.8
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• pp.942-951
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• 2018

In these days, 360 degree videos, which is provided via VR, have high resolution and quality of 8K. These kinds of videos inevitably require streaming technology which guarantees QoS. Therefore, we suggest MPEG DASH HTTP protocol which stably provides streaming services of high quality videos in 8K, which are 360 degree tile-encoded, on low-spec devices such as OTT and IPTV Settop and Tile Segment Cache management structure for servers operating streaming services.

• Information and Communications Magazine
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• v.29 no.9
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• pp.24-29
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• 2012

스마트 디바이스의 폭발적인 성장으로 인해 멀티스크린 환경에서 다양한 서비스 제공이 가능해 짐에 따라 전통적인 방송 서비스에도 많은 변화를 가져왔다. 이에, 본고에서는 멀티스크린 환경에서 다양한 방송서비스를 제공하기 위한 기술에 대해 살펴보았다. 멀티스크린 환경에서 서비스를 제공하기 위한 방송기술은 크게 두 가지로 나눌 수 있는데, 양질의 콘텐츠를 방송하기 위한 스트리밍 기술과 멀티 디바이스 간의 콘텐츠 공유 기술이다. 방송서비스를 위한 스트리밍 기술은 최근에 HTTP를 기반으로 하는 Adative Streaming 기술이 이슈화 되고 있어, 본고에서는 HAS(Http Adaptive Streaming) 기술의 개념과 표준화 및 도입 사례에 대해 살펴보았다. 그리고 또하나의 방송기술인 멀티 디바이스 간의 콘텐츠 공유 기술은 DLNA(Digital Living Network Alliance)홈네트워킹 기술, 웹플랫폼과 HTML5 를 중심으로 한 웹기술에 대해 알아보았고 그밖에 애플의 AirPlay에 대해서도 소개하였다.

• International Journal of Contents
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.30-38
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• 2018

Recently, HTTP Adaptive Streaming(HAS), a video streaming service over the HTTP based web platform has become common. The use of HAS service in mobile communication devices such as mobile phones and tablet PCs is rapidly expanding. This paper addresses ways to improve the quality of HAS service by enhancing the terms of viewer satisfaction. HAS systems have several internal operational processes, which can affect viewer satisfaction. Such processes include, the quality determination for the next video chunk, the TCP connections-setup procedure and the congestion control operation of the TCP. This paper proposes a transmission scheme to improve the HAS quality services over mobile web. The proposed scheme takes into consideration the past implicit communication state of the receiver's playback buffer occupancy. The results of these experiments indicate that the proposed scheme can improve the quality of HAS service from the mobile viewer's point of view.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.46-51
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• 2020

With Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity becoming more common in today's handheld mobile devices, single-chip multi-radio combo-modules, which integrate two or more heterogeneous wireless radios on a single chip, are becoming more and more popular. The key requirement for combo solutions is that the quality of the user experience (QoE) must not be compromised by degrading connectivity performance. Therefore, characterizing and understanding the behaviour of combo-module is of vital importance to ensure this requirement in various environments. In this paper, we investigate the impact of the use of combo-modules on the performance of mobile video streaming over a Wi-Fi network. Our study reveals that the use of combo-modules incurs considerable side effects on QoE for mobile video streaming applications when the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth operate at the same time in the 2.4GHz ISM band. We reveal that rate-based adaptive algorithms, including the most popular adaptive bitrate streaming MPEG-DASH, is more severely affected by this phenomenon than buffer-based adaptive algorithms.