As broadband networks using Fiber-to-the-x (FTTx) technologies are being increasingly
deployed in access networks, video service, especially VoD (Video-on-Demand), is …

A multicast Video-on-Demand (VoD) system allows clients to share a server stream by
batching their requests, and hence, improves channel utilization. However, it is very difficult …

The server's storage I/O and network I/O bandwidths are the main bottleneck of VoD service.
Multicast offers an efficient means of distributing a video program to multiple clients, thus …

In typical proposals for video-on-demand (VoD) systems, customers are serviced
individually by allocating and dedicating a transmission channel and a set of server …

Multicast delivery is an attractive approach to the provision of a video-on-demand service
because it scales well to a very large number of clients. The problem is how to provide …

Recent developments in networking technologies, coupled with the advent of high-capacity
storage devices and improved coding schemes, will make it feasible to provide many …

As more and more video content is made available and accessed on-demand, content and
service providers face challenges of scale. Today's delivery mechanisms, especially unicast …

A true video-on-demand (TVoD) system allows users to view any video program, at any time,
and perform any VCR function, but its per-user video delivery cost is very expensive. A near …

Video-on-demand (VoD) is an essential technology for many multimedia applications.
However, it remains challenging to efficiently deliver on-demand streams to a large number …

In most proposed video-on-demand (VOD) systems, customers are serviced individually by
dedicating a transmission channel and a set of video server resources to each customer. We …