Application-Layer Monitoring of QoE Parameters for Mobile YouTube Video Streaming in the Field

Michael Seufert (Speaker), Pedro Casas-Hernandez, Florian Wamser, Nikolas Wehner, Raimund Schatz, Phuoc Tran-Gia

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Abstract

YouTube video streaming is one of the most popular and most demanding services in cellular networks. Thus, operators are concerned about the quality of the streaming delivered by their networks and would like to monitor the Quality of Experience (QoE) of the end users. In this work, we conduct a field study of mobile YouTube video streaming, in which both network flow parameters and application-layer streaming parameters were monitored, and present the characteristics of current mobile YouTube streaming. The impact of both approaches is investigated showing that monitoring network parameters is not sufficient to directly infer the resulting QoE. In contrast, the streaming parameters, which can be obtained from application-layer monitoring, show high correlations to the subjectively experienced quality, and thus, are better suited for QoE monitoring.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 6th Internatinoal Conference on Communications and Electronics
Pages411-416
Number of pages6
Publication statusPublished - 2016
EventICCE'16 - IEEE Sixth International Conference on Communications and Electronics -
Duration: 27 Jul 201629 Jul 2016

Conference

ConferenceICCE'16 - IEEE Sixth International Conference on Communications and Electronics
Period27/07/1629/07/16

Research Field

  • Former Research Field - Digital Safety and Security

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