Pause intensity: a no-reference quality assessment metric for video streaming in TCP networks

Colin Bailey*, Mirghiasaldin Seyedebrahimi, Xiao-Hong Peng

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this paper a full analytic model for pause intensity (PI), a no-reference metric for video quality assessment, is presented. The model is built upon the video play out buffer behavior at the client side and also encompasses the characteristics of a TCP network. Video streaming via TCP produces impairments in play continuity, which are not typically reflected in current objective metrics such as PSNR and SSIM. Recently the buffer under run frequency/probability has been used to characterize the buffer behavior and as a measurement for performance optimization. But we show, using subjective testing, that under run frequency cannot reflect the viewers' quality of experience for TCP based streaming. We also demonstrate that PI is a comprehensive metric made up of a combination of phenomena observed in the play out buffer. The analytical model in this work is verified with simulations carried out on ns-2, showing that the two results are closely matched. The effectiveness of the PI metric has also been proved by subjective testing on a range of video clips, where PI values exhibit a good correlation with the viewers' opinion scores.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings, 2012 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo
Subtitle of host publicationICME 2012
PublisherIEEE
Pages818-823
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-4673-1659-0
ISBN (Print)978-0-7695-4711-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Event2012 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo - Melbourne, Australia
Duration: 9 Jul 201213 Jul 2012

Publication series

NameProceedings
PublisherIEEE
ISSN (Print)1945-7871
ISSN (Electronic)1945-788X

Conference

Conference2012 IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo
Abbreviated titleICME 2012
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityMelbourne
Period9/07/1213/07/12

Keywords

  • assessment metric
  • pause intensity
  • TCP networks
  • video quality
  • video transmission
  • keywords-component

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