Adaptive segment-based patching for multicast VOD services

• Published in: 2009 ISECS International Colloquium on Computing, Communication, Control, and Management Vol. 3; pp. 351 - 355
• Main Authors: Guangqian Kong, Xun Duan, Jianshi Li
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.08.2009
• Subjects: Application specific processors; Bandwidth; Communication system control; Costs; Delay; Multicast; Patching; Processor scheduling; Scalability; Segment; Streaming media; Technology management; Videos; VOD

Patching is a cost efficient multicast stream scheduling technique to provide true VOD services. However, one patching channel is dedicated for serving one client and can't be shared by others. Therefore, the duration of patching streams is decisive to the performance of patching. When request...