Energy efficient fuzzy-based DASH adaptation algorithm

Abstract

With the expansive demand for video streaming over mobile networks, it is necessary to adopt schemes that balance the need for high video quality with the available network resources when streaming or downloading the video. Several approaches were proposed in the literature, including Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH). In this work, we consider an approach in which we place sufficient emphasis on the constrained battery resources in mobile devices when making decisions on the quality (or bitrate) of the video to be requested. This is done by using a fuzzy logic controller that enhances the performance of the Fuzzy-based DASH (FDASH) scheme. Simulation results show that our proposed approach conserves more energy than its predecessor while maintaining similar video quality and avoiding playback interruptions.