A method for requesting resource allocation includes receiving a target quality of a video transmitted from a server, from the server, determining whether a ratio between a quality of a transmitted video and the target quality is less than a predetermined ratio threshold value, based on a Peak signal to Noise Ratio (PSNR) or frame-rate in a predetermined time section, and requesting allocation of additional resources for the video to the server when the ratio of between the quality of the transmitted video and the target quality is less than the ratio threshold value. Other embodiments including an apparatus for requesting resource allocation are also disclosed.