Title
Cross-Layer Architecture for Adaptive Video Multicast Streaming Over Multirate Wireless LANs
Abstract
Multicast video streaming over multirate wireless LANs imposes strong demands on video codecs and the underlying network. It is not sufficient that only the video codec or only the underlying protocols adapt to changes in the wireless link quality. Research efforts should be applied in both and in a synchronized way. Cross layer design is a new paradigm that addresses this challenge by optimizing communication network architectures across traditional layer boundaries. This paper presents cross-layer architecture for adaptive video multicast streaming over multirate wireless LANs where layer-specific information is passed in both directions, top-down and bottom-up. The authors jointly consider three layers of the protocol stack: the application, data link and physical layers. The authors analyze the performance of the proposed architecture and extensively evaluate it via simulations. The results show that the real-time video quality of the overall system can be greatly improved by cross-layer signaling.
Year
DOI
Venue
2007
10.1109/JSAC.2007.070507
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
Keywords
Field
DocType
design optimization,top down,indexing terms,bottom up,physical layer,protocol stack,wireless application protocol,communication networks,video quality,real time
Architecture,Telecommunications network,Wireless,Computer science,Computer network,Real-time computing,Multicast,Protocol stack,Video quality,Codec,Data link
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
25
4
0733-8716
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
55
2.49
22
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Ivan E. Villalon1552.49
Pedro Cuenca232945.62
Luis Orozco-Barbosa336655.21
Yongho Seok430423.09
T. Turletti53021262.64