Real-time video streaming over WiMAX networks with H.264 coding
Pariya Raoufi · Summit (Simon Fraser University) · 2013
Broadcasting multimedia content over a wireless channel from a base station to wireless devices is a challenging compromise between the limited battery power of wireless devices and the expected quality of the users.A further complication is that the data rate of a wireless channel changes over time.In this thesis, we develop a Power-Rate-Buffer-Distortion optimization framework with the goal of minimizing the energy consumption of a wireless receiver subject to quality and data rate constraints.Our framework provides a method for selecting coding parameters, such as bit rate and intra refresh rate, in a way that minimizes the energy consumption of the receiver.Our simulation results show that our framework can reduce energy consumption by up to 50% compared to the conventional AVC video streaming method, depending on the required video quality.