Scalable Video Streaming for Single-Hop Wireless Networks Using a Contention-Based Access MAC Protocol

Limited bandwidth and high packet loss rate pose a serious challenge for video streaming applications over wireless networks. Even when packet loss is not present, the bandwidth fluctuation, as a result of an arbitrary number of active flows in an IEEE 802.11 network, can significantly degrade the v...

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Main Authors: Monchai Lertsutthiwong, Thinh Nguyen, Alan Fern
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2008-01-01
Series:Advances in Multimedia
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/928521