Optimal Streaming of Layer-Encoded Multimedia Presentations

In the context of communication networks with no QoS guarantees, we describe the problem of streaming layer encoded multimedia presentation data as a two-phase decision problem. We propose a measure of presentation quality called the refined maxmin metric that yields a computationally inexpensive algorithm for determining an optimal transmission policy needed within the second decision making phase. We compare this metric with a more traditional one, called the total quality metric, which yields an optimization problem that can be solved with dynamic programming. Using a slide show presentation with a randomly generated sequence of layer-encoded JPEG images, we compare the refined max-min criterion with the total quality criterion.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2000
• Where: ICMCS
• Authors: David A. Turner, Keith W. Ross
• Keywords: ICMCS 2000, Multimedia, Total Quality, Total Quality Criterion, Two-phase Decision Problem