Title:
Quality of service (QoS) for HTTP video streaming on a WiFi Network

Abstract:

University students commonly prefer to access the Internet using their own cellular data connection, even when school provided WiFi is available. Low throughput, high latency, and inconsistent connections are commonly cited as reason for these preferences. This paper strives to measure and compare the Quality of Service (QoS) on a university WiFi network. A video streaming simulation based on http video streaming is used as a platform for the research. The performance of HTTP video streaming will be measured in different scenarios. The impact of multiple video streaming clients using the same WiFi network will be analyzed.

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