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Cross-layer optimization for many-to-one wireless video streaming systems

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This paper develops a cross-layer optimization solution for video streaming from multiple sources to a central proxy station over a wireless network. The proposed solution manages the application rates and transmission opportunities of various video sources based on the dynamic network conditions in such a way that minimizes the overall video distortion. The solution includes a new online approach for estimating the effective network airtime and a new video bitrate-distortion model. We demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed solution through extensive experiments. The results show that the proposed solution substantially enhances the perceptual video quality while reducing the power consumed by the video sources and that the solution is highly adaptable to the existence of interfering network traffic.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan

    Mohammad A. Alsmirat

  2. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA

    Nabil J. Sarhan

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Alsmirat, M.A., Sarhan, N.J. Cross-layer optimization for many-to-one wireless video streaming systems. Multimed Tools Appl 77, 24789–24811 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-018-5698-x

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