Statistical characteristics and multiplexing of MPEG streams

M. Krunz, R. Sass, H. Hughes

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Abstract

This paper presents a study of the statistical characteristics and multiplexing of variable-bit-rate (VBR) MPEG-coded video streams. Our results are based on 23 minutes of video obtained from the entertainment movie, The Wizard of Oz. The experimental setup which was used to capture, digitize, and compress the video stream is described. Although the study is conducted at the frame level (as opposed to the slice level), it is observed that the interframe correlation structure for the frame-size sequence involves complicated forms of pseudo-periodicity that are mainly affected by the compression pattern of the sequence. A simple model for an MPEG traffic source is developed in which frames are generated according to the compression pattern of the original captured video stream. The number of cells per frame is fitted by a lognormal distribution. Simulations are used to study the performance of an ATM multiplexer for MPEG streams

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationINFOCOM'95 - 14th Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages455-462
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)081866990X, 9780818669903
DOIs
StatePublished - 1995
Externally publishedYes
EventINFOCOM'95 - 14th Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies - Boston, MA, United States
Duration: Apr 2 1995Apr 6 1995

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE INFOCOM
Volume2
ISSN (Print)0743-166X

Other

OtherINFOCOM'95 - 14th Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston, MA
Period4/2/954/6/95

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Computer Science
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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