Streaming scalable video sequences with media-aware network elements implemented in P4 programming language

We present the first Media-Aware Network Element (MANE) for intelligently streaming scalable video sequences in P4 programming language. Our MANE selectively drops queued scalable video packets when the queue occupancy exceeds a threshold. Three packet discarding logics are implemented: (i) tail, (i...

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Published inNOMS 2018 - 2018 IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium pp. 1 - 2
Main Authors Wang, Guan-Ru, Chen, Chien, Chen, Chao-Wen, Pan, Li-Wen, Wang, Yu-Rong, Fan, Ching-Ling, Hsu, Cheng-Hsin
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.04.2018
Subjects
Bandwidth
media-aware network element
Quality assessment
rate-distortion optimization
Scalable video streaming
Servers
Software
software-defined network
Streaming media
Video sequences
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Summary:We present the first Media-Aware Network Element (MANE) for intelligently streaming scalable video sequences in P4 programming language. Our MANE selectively drops queued scalable video packets when the queue occupancy exceeds a threshold. Three packet discarding logics are implemented: (i) tail, (ii) enhancement-layer, and (iii) rate-distortion optimized. Our P4-based MANE implementation is demonstrated in: (i) larger emulated networks in mininet with P4 software switches and (ii) a small real network with a physical P4 switch and multiple Raspberry Pis running P4 software switches.
ISSN:2374-9709
DOI:10.1109/NOMS.2018.8406129