Capacity and QoS for Streaming Video Applications over TCP in CDMA Based Networks
Frank H. P. Fitzek, Robill Supatrio, Adam Wolisz, Frank H. P, Fitzek Robill, Supatrio Adam Wolisz · 2002
We study the capacity, i.e., the number of customers per cell, and the quality of service for streaming video in the uplink direction of a cellular Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)--based wireless system. We advocate the use of TCP as the transport layer protocol for streaming video in a Multi--Code CDMA (MC--CDMA) wireless system. Our approach is to stabilize the TCP-- throughput for video transmissions over the wireless links by employing a recently developed Simultaneous MAC Packet Transmission (SMPT ) approach. Our extensive simulations indicate that employing SMPT significantly improves both the video quality and the capacity when streaming video over TCP.