On the QoS of IPTV and Its Effects on Home Networks

In Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) systems, Quality-of-Service (QoS) is a critical factor for user satisfaction. In this paper, we first propose a queueing model for IPTV systems and discuss how to ensure the QoS of IPTV. We then use the model to analyze the effects of IPTV traffic on other appl...

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Main Author: Dongyu Qiu
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:International Journal of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/253495
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description In Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) systems, Quality-of-Service (QoS) is a critical factor for user satisfaction. In this paper, we first propose a queueing model for IPTV systems and discuss how to ensure the QoS of IPTV. We then use the model to analyze the effects of IPTV traffic on other applications in home networks. We find that TCP congestion control may not work well under this circumstance and propose a new approach to improve the performance of TCP. We also verify our results through ns2 simulations.
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spelling doaj-art-021ade7f09d5459f9a87495a371d16792025-02-03T01:11:19ZengWileyInternational Journal of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting1687-75781687-75862010-01-01201010.1155/2010/253495253495On the QoS of IPTV and Its Effects on Home NetworksDongyu Qiu0Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, H3G 1M8, CanadaIn Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) systems, Quality-of-Service (QoS) is a critical factor for user satisfaction. In this paper, we first propose a queueing model for IPTV systems and discuss how to ensure the QoS of IPTV. We then use the model to analyze the effects of IPTV traffic on other applications in home networks. We find that TCP congestion control may not work well under this circumstance and propose a new approach to improve the performance of TCP. We also verify our results through ns2 simulations.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/253495
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On the QoS of IPTV and Its Effects on Home Networks
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