Adaptive best effort protocols for video delivery

Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to digital@library.tamu.edu, referencing the URI of the item.Includes bibliographical references: p. 41-43.This thesis describes the design and implementation of ics. transport level protocols running on top of the IP layer to transmit video data over packet switched networks. These protocols address the issues of meeting real-time deadlines of the video data when transmitted over best-effort networks like the Internet. The protocols are end-to-end, and do not propose any modifications (like reservations) to the network infrastructure-hence, they can be used over the existing Internet. The design emphasis is on trying to obtain the best quality of video reception possible in the absence of any Quality of Service guarantees from the network. We have considered two kinds of media-Stored Media and Live Media. Stored Media is data stored in a server and transmitted to a client whenever requested (like a video file stored in a video server). Live Media is the live transmission of events', the video server retrieves data from a live source and transmits it to the clients. The performance of the protocol is measured by simulations