Current multicast forwarding systems suffer from large state requirements at routers and high
communication overheads. In addition, these systems do not support generalized multicast …

User behavioral analysis is expected to be a key technique for identity theft detection in the
Internet, especially in mobile social networks (MSNs). While traditional methods prefer to …

We investigate how consumers view content using Video on Demand (VoD) in the context of
an IP-based video distribution environment. Users today can use interactive stream control …

3D video technologies have been widely adopted by video service providers and consumer
electronics stakeholders due to their potential of offering an immersive user experience. In …

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 …

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are in a constant race to meet the bandwidth demands of
their subscribers. Access link upgrades, however, are expensive and take years to deploy …

Today, video-on-demand (VoD) systems are challenged by a growing number of users,
growing sizes of libraries, and increasing video streaming rates. Therefore, scalability and …

Multicast service chaining refers to the orchestration of network services for multicast traffic.
Paths of a multicast session that span the source, destinations and required services form a …

We investigate the user viewing activity for broadcast TV, pre-recorded content using Digital
Video Recording (DVR) and video on demand (VoD) in an IP-based content distribution …

During a crisis situation, it is essential for emergency services to have a reliable
communication network. Because one cannot trust on existing infrastructure, wireless mesh …