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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to video traces and their use in networking research. After first providing the basics of digital video and video coding, the book introduces video traces, covering the metrics captured in the traces, the trace generation, as well as the statistical characteristics of the video characterized in the traces. Multimedia networking, especially the delivery video over the Internet, accounts for a large fraction of today s and future computer networks. Working with actual video provides several challenges on different technical and social levels. Video traces - a representation of video data and video quality in textual format - present a different approach to facilitate studies with video traffic.
Video Traces for Network Performance Evaluation provides a comprehensive introduction to video traces and their use in networking research. After first providing the basics of digital video and video coding, video traces are introduced, covering the metrics captured in the traces, the trace generation, as well as the statistical characteristics of the video characterized in the traces.
Attention is then turned to the use of the video traces in networking research, examining the practical aspects of transporting video over Internet Protocol (IP) networks and the simulation of video transport using traces, including the simulations that incorporate the impact of transmission errors using offset distortion traces. Software tools and utilities that facilitate the use of video traces in network simulations and other video networking related software tools are also presented.

Video Traces for Network Performance Evaluation, w. CD-ROM: A Comprehensive Overview and Guide on Video Traces and Their Utilization in Networking Research

1. Introduction Part I Digital Video 2. Introduction to Digital Video. 2.1 The Beginning of Moving Pictures. 2.2 Digital Picture and Video Representation. 2.3 Video Hierarchy. 3. Video Encoding. 3.1 DCT-Based Video Encoding. 3.2 Inter-frame Coding. 3.3 Scalable Video Encoding. 3.4 Wavelet-Based Video Encoding. 3.5 Video Coding Standards. Part II Video Traces and Statistics 4. Metrics and Statistics for Video Traces. 4.1 Video Frame Size. 4.2 Video Frame Quality. 4.3 Correlation between Video Frame Sizes and Qualities. 4.4 Additional Metrics for FGS Encodings. 4.5 Additional Metrics for MDC Encodings. 5. Video Trace Generation. 5.1 Overview of Video Trace Generation and Evaluation Process. 5.2 MDC Trace Generation. 5.3 Evaluation of MPEG-4 Encodings. 5.4 Evaluation of H.264 Encodings. 5.5 Evaluation of MPEG-4 FGS Encodings. 5.6 Evaluation of Wavelet Video Traces. 5.7 Evaluation of Pre-Encoded Content. 5.8 Evaluation of MDC Encodings. 6. Statistical Results from Video Traces. 6.1 Video Trace Statistics for MPEG-4 Encoded Video. 6.2 Video Trace Statistics for H.264 Video Trace Files. 6.3 Video Trace Statistics for Preencoded Video. 6.4 Video Trace Statistics for Wavelet Encoded Video. 6.5 Video Trace Statistics for MPEG-4 FGS Encoded Video. 6.6 Video Trace Statistics for MDC Encoded Video. Part III Applications for Video Traces 7. IP Overhead Considerations for Video Services. 7.1 Introduction and Motivation. 7.2 Data Plane. 7.3 Signaling Overhead. 7.4 Header Compression Schemes. 7.5 Short Example for Overhead Calculation. 8. Using Video Traces for Network Simulations. 8.1 Generating Traffic from traces. 8.2 Simulation Output Data Analysis. 9. Incorporating Transmission Errors Into Simulations Using Video Traces. 9.1 Video Encoding and Decoding. 9.2 Video Quality after Network Transport. 9.3 Video Offset Distortion. 9.4 Perceptual Considerations for Offset Distortions or Qualities. 9.5 Using Video offset Distortion Traces. 9.6 Offset Distortion Influence on Simulation Results. 9.7 Error-Prone and Lost MDC Descriptors. 10. Tools for Working with Video Traces. 10.1 Using Video Traces with Network Simulators. 10.2 The VideoMeter tool for Linux. 10.3 RMSE and PSNR Calculator. 10.4 MPEG-4 Frame Size Parser. 10.5 Offset Distortion Calculators. 11. Outlook Acknowledgements. References. Index.