Not All Packets Are Equal, Part I: Streaming Video Coding and SLA Requirements
Jason Greengrass, John B. Evans, Ali C. Begen · IEEE Internet Computing · 2009
In this first part of a two-part article, the authors consider the network factors that impact the viewers' quality of experience (QoE) for IP-based video-streaming services such as IPTV. They describe the IP service-level requirements for a transported video service and explain MPEG encoding to help readers better understand the impact that packet loss has on viewers' QoE.