Video and Multimedia Transmissions over Cellular Networks (eBook, PDF)

Analysis, Modelling and Optimization in Live 3G Mobile Communications
Redaktion: Rupp, Markus

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This excellent reference provides detailed analysis and optimization aspects of live 3G mobile communication networks Video and Multimedia Transmissions over Cellular Networks describes the state-of-the-art in the transmission of multimedia over cellular networks, evaluates the performance of the running system based on the measurements and monitoring of live networks, and finally presents concepts and methods for improving of the quality in such systems. Key Features: * Addresses the transmission of different media over cellular networks, with a focus on evolving UMTS transmission systems * Provides in-depth coverage of UMTS network architecture, and an overview of 3GPP video services * Describes the characteristics of the link layer errors in the UMTS Terrestrial radio Access Network (UTRAN), obtained by extensive measurements in live UMTS networks * Covers video encoding and decoding, introducing H.264/AVC video codec, as well as addressing various novel concepts for increased error resilience * Discusses the real-time capable algorithms that are suitable for implementation in power and size limited terminals * Presents the methods for monitoring quality, as well as analyzing and modelling traffic evolution in the cellular mobile network This book provides a valuable reference for researchers and students working in the field of multimedia transmission over wireless networks. Industry experts and professionals working within the field will also find this book of interest.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 424
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juni 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470747766
• Artikelnr.: 37299272

Autorenporträt

Professor Markus Rupp, University of Technology Vienna, Austria Markus Rupp is presently a full professor for Digital Signal Processing in Mobile Communications at the Technical University of Vienna. Rupp previously held a postdoctoral position at the University of Santa Barbara, California. He was associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing from 2002-2005, is currently associate editor of JASP EURASIP Journal of Applied Signal Processing, JES EURASIP Journal on Embedded Systems, Research Letters in Signal Processing, Research Letters in Communications, and is elected AdCom member of EURASIP. Professor Rupp has authored and co-authored more than 250 papers and patents on adaptive filtering, wireless communications and rapid prototyping as well as automatic design methods.

Inhaltsangabe

I. CELLULAR MOBILE SYSTEMS. 1. Introduction to Radio and Core Networks of
UMTS (Philipp Svoboda, and Wolfgang Karner). 1.1 UMTS Network Architecture.
1.2 UTRAN Architecture. 1.3 UMTS PS-Core Network Architecture. 1.4 A Data
Session in a 3G Network. 1.5 Differences between 2.5G and 3G Core Network
Entities. 1.6 HSDPA an Evolutionary Step. Bibliography. II. ANALYSIS AND
MODELLING OF THE WIRELESS LINK. 2 Measurement Based Analysis of UMTS Link
Characteristics (Wolfgang Karner). 2.1 Measurement Setup. 2.2 Link Error
Analysis. 2.3 Dynamic Bearer Type Switching. Bibliography. 3. Modelling of
Link Layer Characteristics (Wolfgang Karner). 3.1 Modelling Erroneous
Channels - A Literature Survey. 3.2 Link Error Models for the UMTS DCH. 3.3
Impact of Channel Modelling on the Quality of Services for Streamed Video.
3.4 A Dynamic Bearer Type Switching Model. Bibliography. 4. Analysis of
Link Error Predictability in the UTRAN (Wolfgang Karner). 4.1 Prediction of
Low Error Probability Intervals. 4.2 Estimation of Expected Failure Rate.
Bibliography . III. VIDEO CODING AND ERROR HANDLING . 5. Principles of
Video Coding (Olivia Nemethova). 5.1 Video Compression. 5.2 H.264/AVC Video
Streaming in Error-Prone Environment. 5.3 Error Concealment. 5.4
Performance Indicators. Bibliography. 6. Error Detection Mechanisms for
Encoded Video Streams (Luca Superiori, Claudio Weidmann, and Olivia
Nemethova). 6.1 Syntax Analysis. 6.2 Pixel-Domain Impairment Detection. 6.3
Fragile Watermarking. 6.4 VLC Resynchronization. 6.5 From Error Detection
to Soft Decoding. Bibliography. IV. ERROR RESILIENT VIDEO TRANSMISSION OVER
UMTS . 7. 3GPP Video Services - Video Codecs, Content Delivery Protocols,
and Optimization Potentials (Thomas Stockhammer, and Jiangtao Wen). 7.1
3GPP Video Services. 7.2 Selected QoS Tools - Principles and Experimental
Results. 7.3 Selected Service Examples. 7.4 Conclusions. Bibliography. 8.
Cross-Layer Error Resilience Mechanisms (Olivia Nemethova, Wolfgang Karner,
and Claudio Weidmann). 8.1 Link Layer Aware Error Detection. 8.2 Link Error
Prediction Based Redundancy Control. 8.3 Semantics Aware Scheduling. 8.4
Distortion Aware Scheduling. Bibliography. V. MONITORING AND QOS
MEASUREMENT . 9. Traffic and Performance Monitoring in a Real UMTS Network
(Fabio Ricciato). 9.1 Introduction to Traffic Monitoring. 9.2 Network
Monitoring via Traffic Monitoring: the Present and the Vision. 9.3 A
Monitoring Framework for 3G Networks. 9.4 Examples of Network-Centric
Applications. 9.5 Examples of User-Centric Applications. 9.6 Summary.
Bibliography. 10. Traffic Analysis for UMTS Network Validation and
Troubleshooting (Fabio Ricciato, and Peter Romirer-Maierhofer). 10.1
Case-study: Bottleneck Detection. 10.2 Case-Study: Analysis of One-Way
Delays. Bibliography. 11. End to End Video Quality Measurements (Michal
Ries). 11.1 Test Methodology for Subjective Video Testing. 11.2 Results of
Subjective Quality Tests. 11.3 Video Quality Estimation. Bibliography. VI.
PACKET SWITCHED TRAFFIC - EVOLUTION & MODELLING . 12. Traffic Description
(Philipp Svoboda). 12.1 Introduction. 12.2 Volume and User Population. 12.3
Analysis of the PDP-Context Activity. 12.4 Detecting and Filtering of
Malicious Traffic. Bibliography. 13. Traffic Flows (Philipp Svoboda). 13.1
Introduction to Flow Analysis. 13.2 Fitting of Distributions to Empirical
Data. 13.3 Flows Statistics. Bibliography. 14. Adapting Traffic Models for
High Delay Networks (Philipp Svoboda). 14.1 Motivation. 14.2 Modelling HTTP
Browsing Sessions for the Mobile Internet Access. 14.3 Modelling FTP
Sessions in a Mobile Network. 14.4 E-Mail Traffic Model: An Extension to
High Delay Networks. Bibliography. 15. Traffic Models for Specific Services
(Philipp Svoboda). 15.1 Traffic Models for Online Gaming. 15.2 A Traffic
Model for Push to Talk (Nokia). Bibliography.