1st International Workshop on Advanced Architectures and Algorithms for Internet DElivery and Applications

Research Article

Exploiting Proxy-Based Transcoding to Increase the User Quality of Experience in Networked Applications

  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/AAA-IDEA.2005.6,
        author={Maarten Wijnants and Patrick Monsieurs and Peter Quax and Wim Lamotte},
        title={Exploiting Proxy-Based Transcoding to Increase the User Quality of Experience in Networked Applications},
        proceedings={1st International Workshop on Advanced Architectures and Algorithms for Internet DElivery and Applications},
        publisher={IEEE},
        proceedings_a={AAA-IDEA},
        year={2006},
        month={7},
        keywords={},
        doi={10.1109/AAA-IDEA.2005.6}
    }
    
  • Maarten Wijnants
    Patrick Monsieurs
    Peter Quax
    Wim Lamotte
    Year: 2006
    Exploiting Proxy-Based Transcoding to Increase the User Quality of Experience in Networked Applications
    AAA-IDEA
    IEEE
    DOI: 10.1109/AAA-IDEA.2005.6
Maarten Wijnants1,*, Patrick Monsieurs1,*, Peter Quax1,*, Wim Lamotte1,*
  • 1: Expertise Centre for Digital Media Limburgs Universitair Centrum Universitaire Campus, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
*Contact email: maarten.wijnants@luc.ac.be, patrick.monsieurs@luc.ac.be, peter.quax@luc.ac.be, wim.lamotte@luc.ac.be

Abstract

In this work we describe how we extended the functionality of our previously introduced application and network aware proxy system with transcoding capabilities. Based on their compound awareness, our proxies devise a strategy for every connected client that intelligently distributes the client’s available bandwidth over the different application data streams. The proxies subsequently put each computed bandwidth allocation strategy into effect by managing and transcoding data streams inside the network before they reach the client. We also present results from the integration of our work into an existing Networked Virtual Environment. These results clearly indicate that our intelligent proxy, enhanced with its novel transcoding functionality, can increase the user Quality of Experience considerably in networked applications.