A Borrow-and-Return Model to Reduce Client Waiting Time for Broadcasting-Based VOD
Services
Ming-Hour Yang, Chi-He Chang, and Yu-Chee TsengIEEE Transaction on Broadcasting, June 2003
Basic Concept
Single Borrower Multiple Lender (SBML)
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Multiple Borrower Multiple Lender (MBML)
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Waiting Time of SBML
Waiting Time of SBML (continued)
Waiting Time of SBML (continued)
Waiting Time of SBML (continued)
Waiting Time of MBML
(a) α=1 (b) α=2 (c) α=3 (a) k=3 (b) k=5 (c) k=6
Conclusion
A general borrow-and-return model is proposed to reduce viewer’s waiting time.
The model can be applied to any broadcasting scheme that has FSFC property.
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