A Framework for Generating HTTP Adaptive Streaming Traffic in ns-3

Accepted short paperInternational audienceVideo streaming is today one of the most relevant service in mobile Internet, which represents around 50% of total mobile data traffic. Consequently, researchers perform huge efforts to design and propose new mechanisms and archi-tectures to improve video streaming in mobile networks. In this regard, simulation is a relevant step to test and validate those new mechanisms and models. ns-3 is one models of the most widely used network simulator due to its rich library of network and its vast user community. Despite of its relevance, ns-3 lacks of realistic traffic source. This paper presents a HTTP Adaptive Streaming traffic generator framework for mobile networks in ns-3. Its design and validation are presented, as well as some possible evolution directions and future works