An Efficient QoE-Aware HTTP Adaptive Streaming over Software Defined Networking
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Date
2020
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Thinh Pham
Dat Nguyen
Nam Pham
Thanh Nguyen
Hien Nguyen
Huong Truong
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Due to the increase in video streaming traffic over the Internet, more innovative methods are in demand for improving both Quality of Experience (QoE) of users and the Quality of Service (QoS) of providers. In recent years, HTTP Adaptive Streaming (HAS) has received significant attention from both industry and academia based on its impacts on the enhancement of media streaming services. However, HAS alone cannot guarantee a seamless viewing experience, since this highly relies on the Network Operators’ infrastructure and evolving network conditions. Along with the development of future Internet infrastructure, Software-Defined Networking (SDN) has been researched and newly implemented as a promising solution in
improving services of different Internet layers. In this paper, we present a novel architecture incorporating bitrate adaptation and dynamic route allocation. On the client side, the adaptation logic of VBR video streaming is built based on the MPEGDASH standard. On the network side, an SDN controller is implemented with several routing strategies on top of the OpenFlow protocol. Our experimental results show that the proposed solution enhances at least 38% up to 185% in terms of average bitrate in comparison with some existing solutions as well as achieves a better viewing experience than the traditional Internet.