Spending "quality"' time with the web video
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Type :
Article
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published
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restrictedAccess
Abstract
For consumers, watching video over the Web is the most popular way to access free and premium content on connected devices. The underlying technology -- HTTP adaptive streaming -- is straightforward; however, due to quality fluctuations, it doesn't always result in a pleasant viewer experience. This can lead to dissatisfied consumers, which then leads to revenue loss in both managed and unmanaged video services for providers. As a solution, the author discusses how the impact of quality fluctuations can be reduced if video content's natural variability is taken into consideration. Here, he outlines a number of requirements and summarizes the solution's steps. While this approach brings a new dimension to the current HTTP adaptive streaming paradigm, it also introduces a number of challenges that must be addressed for a production-grade solution. The author also details these challenges and establishes a roadmap for solutions.
Source :
IEEE Internet Computing
Date :
2016
Volume :
20
Issue :
6
Publisher :
IEEE
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