Measurement and application of many-to-one data flows.

Ho, Po Yee.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2007.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77-81).Abstracts in English and Chinese.Acknowledgements --- p.iAbstract --- p.ii摘要 --- p.iiiChapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1Chapter Chapter 2 --- Background and Related Work --- p.4Chapter 2.1 --- Link/Path Capacity --- p.4Chapter 2.2 --- Unutilized Bandwidth --- p.5Chapter 2.3 --- Achievable Bandwidth --- p.5Chapter Chapter 3 --- Measurement Methodology --- p.7Chapter 3.1 --- PlanetLab Measurement --- p.8Chapter 3.2 --- FTP Measurement --- p.10Chapter Chapter 4 --- Analysis of Measurement Data --- p.12Chapter 4.1 --- Per-Flow Achievable Bandwidth --- p.13Chapter 4.2 --- Inter-Flow Correlation --- p.14Chapter 4.3 --- Intra-Flow Temporal Correlation --- p.16Chapter 4.4 --- Intra-Flow Bandwidth Variation --- p.18Chapter 4.5 --- Predictability of Bandwidth Properties --- p.22Chapter 4.6 --- Long-term Flow Properties --- p.26Chapter Chapter 5 --- A Mathematical Framework --- p.28Chapter 5.1 --- Bandwidth Variations --- p.28Chapter 5.2 --- Bandwidth Predictability --- p.31Chapter 5.3 --- Sensitivity Analysis --- p.34Chapter Chapter 6 --- Predictive Buffering Algorithm --- p.41Chapter 6.1 --- Related Work --- p.43Chapter 6.2 --- System Model --- p.44Chapter 6.3 --- Prediction Algorithm for Constant Bit-Rate Videos --- p.45Chapter 6.4 --- Prediction Algorithm for Variable Bit-Rate Videos --- p.46Chapter 6.5 --- Parameter Estimation --- p.47Chapter Chapter 7 --- Performance Evaluation --- p.49Chapter 7.1 --- Trace-Driven Simulation Setup --- p.49Chapter 7.2 --- Performance over CBR Videos --- p.50Chapter 7.2.1 --- Video Playback Performance --- p.51Chapter 7.2.2 --- Buffering Time --- p.57Chapter 7.3 --- Performance over VBR Videos --- p.61Chapter 7.3.1 --- Video Playback Performance --- p.62Chapter 7.3.2 --- Buffering Time --- p.66Chapter Chapter 8 --- Future Work --- p.69Chapter 8.1 --- Playback Rate Adaptation --- p.70Chapter 8.2 --- Sender Selection Algorithm --- p.71Chapter 8.3 --- Dynamic Flow Allocation --- p.72Chapter 8.4 --- Predictive Flow Allocation --- p.73Chapter 8.5 --- Challenge in P2P Applications --- p.74Chapter Chapter 9 --- Conclusion --- p.76Bibliograph