Wael Cherif
ABSTRACT
Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH) is broadly deployed on the Internet for live and on-demand video streaming services. Recently, a new version of HTTP was proposed, named HTTP/2. One of the objectives of HTTP/2 is to improve the end-user perceived latency compared to HTTP/1.1. HTTP/2 introduces the possibility for the server to push resources to the client. This paper focuses on using the HTTP/2 protocol and the server push feature to reduce the start-up delay in a DASH streaming session. In addition, the paper proposes a new approach for video adaptation, which consists in estimating the bandwidth, using WebSocket (WS) over HTTP/2, and in making partial adaptation on the server side. Obtained results show that, using the server push feature and WebSocket layered over HTTP/2 allow faster loading time and faster convergence to the nominal state. Proposed solution is studied in the context of a direct client-server HTTP/2 connection. Intermediate caches are not considered in this study.
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Index Terms
- DASH fast start using HTTP/2
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