Method of improving qoe for video and web services using cross-layer information

Abstract

A server comprising a processor, the processor being configured to receive a network connection establishment request to establish a Transmission Control Protocol, TCP, connection or a user datagram protocol, UDP, connection from a network user equipment, UE; analyze the network connection establishment request to extract TCP initial sequence numbers, ISNs, or a quick user datagram protocol, QU1C,connection identifier, ID; and send a message comprising the QUIC connection ID or at least one of the TCP ISNs to a Quality of Experience helper node, QoEHN, with instructions to control the TCP connection or the UDP connection between the server and the network UE.

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Background technique [0001] In some embodiments, the present invention relates to media streaming, more particularly but not limited to cross-layer interaction in the process of media streaming. [0002] Especially for web and adaptive video streaming applications when the network streaming node learns content parameters (such as web page, object, file, bit rate, and quality) from the application layer and the application directly learns the channel condition and current network load from the network streaming node However, the cross-layer interaction in the media streaming process is very beneficial. In the absence of cross-layer information, application behavior and network resource behavior are not coordinated, e.g., application-level rate adaptation does not consider the current network state, and allocates resources based only on current demand and history. [0003] Such cross-layer information is usually exchanged between different network nodes based on a control proto...

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Problems solved by technology

[0011] Such control protocols suffer from low data transfer efficiency and suboptimal QoE when applied to web and adaptive video streaming applications

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