Title
QoE-Assured Live Streaming via Satellite Backhaul in 5G Networks
Abstract
Satellite communication has recently been included as one of the key enabling technologies for 5G backhauling, especially for the delivery of bandwidth-demanding enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) applications in 5G. In this paper, we present a 5G-oriented network architecture that is based on satellite communications and multi-access edge computing to support eMBB applications, which is investigated in the EU 5GPPP phase-2 satellite and terrestrial network for 5G project. We specifically focus on using the proposed architecture to assure quality-of-experience (QoE) of HTTP-based live streaming users by leveraging satellite links, where the main strategy is to realize transient holding and localization of HTTP-based (e.g., MPEG-DASH or HTTP live streaming) video segments at 5G mobile edge while taking into account the characteristics of satellite backhaul link. For the very first time in the literature, we carried out experiments and systematically evaluated the performance of live 4K video streaming over a 5G core network supported by a live geostationary satellite backhaul, which validates its capability of assuring live streaming users’ QoE under challenging satellite network scenarios.
Year
DOI
Venue
2019
10.1109/tbc.2019.2901397
IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting
Keywords
Field
DocType
5G mobile communication,Servers,Quality of experience,Streaming media,Satellites,Satellite broadcasting,Transient analysis
Edge computing,Telecommunications,Backhaul (telecommunications),Core network,Computer science,Server,Computer network,Network architecture,Communications satellite,Mobile broadband,Geostationary orbit
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
65
2
0018-9316
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
5
0.49
0
Authors
16
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Chang Ge1766.67
Ning Wang237932.97
Ioannis Selinis3113.71
Joe Cahill450.49
Mark Kavanagh550.49
Konstantinos P. Liolis613610.10
Christos Politis720928.79
Jose Nunes850.49
Barry Evans9333.52
Yogaratnam Rahulan1092.35
Nivedita Nouvel1150.49
Mael Boutin1250.49
Jeremy Desmauts1350.49
Fabrice Arnal145210.97
Watts, S.15324.28
Georgia Poziopoulou1650.49