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Document Cover Sheet

Project Number PN-3-0062-RV2

Document Title Discussion of Generic Video and Network Characteristics for Future Work

Source Alcatel-Lucent

Contact Les J. Wu

Alcatel-Lucent

600 Mountain Avenue

Room 2b-219

Murray Hill, NJ 07974

Phone: 908-582-4964

Fax: 908-582-4964 Email: les.j.wu@alcatel-lucent.com

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The document to which this cover statement is attached is submitted to a Formulating Group or sub-element thereof of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6.4.1–6.4.6 inclusive of the TIA Engineering Manual dated October 2009, all of which provisions are hereby incorporated by reference.

Abstract

Background for discussion of video, its characteristics, and limitations of current TIA 921B standard.

Telecommunications Industry Association TR-30.3/11-04-003Austin, TX April 4-5, 2011

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Current Mobile Video Habits (Strategy Analytics)

Less than 50% users viewing video weekly

>37% over 3G/4G network

Significant proportion of video traffic is over-the-top.

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Progressive Download

Identical YT-HD Views (5s average)

8:05 HD (720p) view of Shuttle Landing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rfmb3uuLE8

Greedy client pulls as hard as it can on the network!

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Bandwidth Utilization

0

1000000

2000000

3000000

4000000

5000000

6000000

7000000

8000000

9000000

10000000

mins

bits/s

YT IPTV-vbr Hulu podcast silverlight

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Netflix @ Home

Netflix over 15Mbit/2Mbit Cable Service

Initial 50s · 10Mbit burst download to build up

client buffer

~2Mbit average bitrate

50s · 8Mbit 200s excess buffer

Downloads very bursty (see detail)

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Netflix Streaming over 3G

VZW/Red ~1.2Mbit

TMOB/Blue 3Mbit adapting to

1Mbit

AT&T: No Joy

ipad – 1024x768ipod – 480x320, 960x640

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3G Drive Tests

Drive tests conducted for 3 networks

over a common route

Distinct differences in coverage and

performance seen

iperf throughput measurements also

made

These data can be used in lab

emulation experiments

A

www.sensorly.com

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Ideal LTE PDV Measurement

Single Sector, Single Radio, emulated packet core 1350-byte ping responses with unloaded network with and without iperf loading

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4G Mobile Network Architecture

Video Server

InternetLTE Uu

X2

S1-U S5/S8

S11

S1-MME

S6a

SGi

Gx Tx

eNodeB

eNodeB

PGWSGW

MME PCRFHSS

Operator IPNetwork

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720x480i MPEG-2 MP/ML6Mbit Avg DVD (9.5Mbit Peak)

1920x1080i MPEG-217Mbit ATSC

424x240p H.264 baseline:2.1

690kbit Podcast

Sample Bitrate Structures

720x480i H.264 Main:3.01.8Mbit re-encoded from

DVD

576x320p H.264 baseline:3.0800kbit iTouch4

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Linux Rate Shaping Initial Tests