Adaptive wavelet predictor to improve bandwidth allocation efficiency of VBR video traffic

  • Authors:
  • Xinyu Wang;James S. Meditch

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Electrical Engineering, Box352500, University of WashingtonSeattle, WA 98195 (USA);Department of Electrical Engineering, Box352500, University of WashingtonSeattle, WA 98195 (USA)

  • Venue:
  • Computer Communications
  • Year:
  • 1999

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Abstract

Dynamic bandwidth allocation using adaptive prediction can significantly improve the efficiency and QoS guarantees in transporting VBR video over ATM network. Conventionally, the time-domain least-mean-square (LMS) predictor is used, with the drawback of slow convergence. In VBR video traffic characterized by frequent scene changes, this slow convergence may result in extended periods of intractability and excessive cell loss during scene changes. In this article, we propose an adaptive wavelet predictor for dynamic bandwidth allocation. The wavelet predictor converges faster and hence, tracks scene changes better. Our simulation results show that, in comparison with LMS predictor, the wavelet predictor reduces the prediction error by an average of 11% over the six half-an-hour-long empirical MPEG-1 traces. The dynamic bandwidth allocation using wavelet prediction significantly reduces the cell-loss-rate over various network settings, especially at large buffer sizes.