Abstract
Multicast delivery is one of the solutions to reduce the cost in a large video-on-demand (VoD) system. However, multicast transmission makes much more difficult in implementation of interactive functions for individual user and introduces start-up delay to the users, which contradicts the idea of on-demand services. In this paper, we first try to explore and evaluate the performance of different multicast VoD systems. A new scheme called Single-Rate Multicast Double-Rate Unicast (SRMDRU) is then developed to minimize the system resources for supporting full VCR functionality in a multicast VoD system. This scheme also allows multicast systems to support true VoD services so customers can be served as soon as the system receives the requests. Computer simulations show that the multicast system using SRMDRU scheme performs much better than the other multicast systems in terms of system blocking probabilities.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 141-148 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 1999 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Computer Networks and Communications