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Zebroid: Using IPTV data to support peer-assisted VoD content delivery

  • Yih Farn Robin Chen
  • , Rittwik Jana
  • , Daniel Stern
  • , Bin Wei
  • , Mike Yang
  • , Hailong Sun

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Abstract

P2P file transfers and streaming have already seen a tremendous growth in Internet applications. With the rapid growth of IPTV, the need to efficiently disseminate large volumes of Video-on-Demand (VoD) content has prompted IPTV service providers to consider peer-assisted VoD content delivery. This paper describes Zebroid, a VoD solution that uses IPTV operational data on an on-going basis to determine how to pre-position popular content in customer set-top boxes during idle hours to allow these peers to assist the VoD server in content delivery during peak hours. Latest VoD request distribution, set-top box availability, and capacity data on network components are all taken into consideration in determining the parameters used in the striping algorithm of Zebroid. We show both by simulation and emulation on a realistic IPTV testbed that the VoD server load can be significantly reduced by more than 50-80% during peak hours by using Zebroid.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNOSSDAV 2009 - 19th International Workshop on Network and Operating Systems Support for Digital Audio and Video
Pages115-120
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event19th International Workshop on Network and Operating Systems Support for Digital Audio and Video, NOSSDAV 2009 - Williamsburg, VA, United States
Duration: 3 Jun 20095 Jun 2009

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Workshop on Network and Operating System Support for Digital Audio and Video

Conference

Conference19th International Workshop on Network and Operating Systems Support for Digital Audio and Video, NOSSDAV 2009
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWilliamsburg, VA
Period3/06/095/06/09

Keywords

  • IPTV
  • Peer-to-peer
  • Video-on-demand

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