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公开(公告)号:US20180109819A1
公开(公告)日:2018-04-19
申请号:US15292466
申请日:2016-10-13
Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Zheng Lu , Sangeeta Ramakrishnan , Xiaoqing Zhu
IPC: H04N21/2387 , H04L29/08 , H04N21/472 , H04N21/258 , H04N21/442 , H04N21/45 , H04N21/44
CPC classification number: H04N21/2387 , H04L67/303 , H04N21/25808 , H04N21/25891 , H04N21/44 , H04N21/44209 , H04N21/4532 , H04N21/4621 , H04N21/47217 , H04N21/64322 , H04N21/8456
Abstract: In one implementation, a method performed by a client device includes: determining a perceptual characterization metric, where the perceptual characterization metric provides a quantitative characterization of factors that determine quality of experience associated with a first playback profile of media content presented by the client device; and normalizing the perceptual characterization metric based on characterization factors associated with the client device. The method further includes: obtaining an aggregate perceptual characterization metric that is based at least in part on the normalized perceptual characterization metric from the client device and one or more other perceptual characterization metrics from other client devices sharing at least one network resource with the client device; and determining whether to change the first playback profile based on a function of the first normalized perceptual characterization metric and the aggregate perceptual characterization metric.
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公开(公告)号:US20170366474A1
公开(公告)日:2017-12-21
申请号:US15692908
申请日:2017-08-31
Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Sangeeta Ramakrishnan , Xiaoqing Zhu
IPC: H04L12/911 , H04N21/24 , H04N21/2343 , H04L12/825 , H04L29/08 , H04L12/24 , H04L29/06 , H04L12/917 , H04N21/6379 , H04N21/00
CPC classification number: H04L47/828 , H04L41/0896 , H04L41/5067 , H04L47/25 , H04L47/70 , H04L47/76 , H04L65/00 , H04L65/102 , H04L65/607 , H04L65/80 , H04L67/10 , H04N21/00 , H04N21/234354 , H04N21/2401 , H04N21/6379
Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein enable a more efficient allocation of one or more shared network resources amongst a plurality of client devices based on media content complexity and client device resource status in order to better manage perceptual playback quality. In some implementations, a method includes obtaining a plurality of resource constraint values associated with a plurality of client devices sharing a network resource, and jointly determining a respective encoding rate level selection and a corresponding resource allocation for each of the plurality of client devices based on a combination of one or more resource constraint values and the assessment of the respective perceptual quality level values, such that a combination of resulting quality levels satisfies a joint quality criterion.
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公开(公告)号:US09641354B2
公开(公告)日:2017-05-02
申请号:US15047767
申请日:2016-02-19
Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Inventor: Alon Bernstein , John T. Chapman , Rundong Huang , Sangeeta Ramakrishnan , Charles J. Duffy
IPC: H04L1/00 , H04L12/46 , H04L12/24 , H04L12/803 , G06F9/455 , H04L12/741 , H04L29/08 , H04L29/06
CPC classification number: H04L12/4633 , G06F9/45558 , G06F2009/45583 , G06F2009/45595 , H04L41/0672 , H04L41/0816 , H04L41/0843 , H04L45/745 , H04L47/125 , H04L67/10 , H04L69/22 , H04L69/324
Abstract: A method, a system, and an apparatus provide for a cable modem termination system (CMTS). The CMTS may include a virtual machine configured to provide a plurality of virtual CMTSs (vCMTSs). The CMTS may also include a plurality of subscriber groups. Each subscriber group of the plurality of subscriber groups may be assigned to a vCMTS of the plurality of vCMTSs. Additionally, each vCMTS is configured to provide a process.
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公开(公告)号:US09621604B2
公开(公告)日:2017-04-11
申请号:US14023548
申请日:2013-09-11
Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Sangeeta Ramakrishnan
IPC: H04L12/811 , H04L29/06 , H04N21/24 , H04N21/262 , H04N21/654 , H04N21/6547 , H04N21/845 , H04L29/08
CPC classification number: H04L65/4069 , H04L47/38 , H04L65/602 , H04L65/80 , H04L67/02 , H04N21/2401 , H04N21/2402 , H04N21/26258 , H04N21/654 , H04N21/6547 , H04N21/8456
Abstract: Statistical remultiplexing of adaptive bit rate streams may be provided. First a video quality associated with a first representation of a content stream being delivered to a first client on a shared network may be determined. The content stream may be available in a plurality of representations, each representation comprising a plurality of chunks of varying sizes and a manifest having an indication of a quality level and a bit rate for the representation. Next, network conditions may be analyzed to determine whether a bit rate of the content stream being delivered to the first client device should be adjusted to adjust the video quality. Based on the determined video quality and the network conditions, it may then be communicated to the first client device to request a second representation of the content stream.
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公开(公告)号:US20210014116A1
公开(公告)日:2021-01-14
申请号:US17036009
申请日:2020-09-29
Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Alon Ben Ami , Sangeeta Ramakrishnan , Vladimir Yanover , Ziv Nuss , Ron Zafrir
Abstract: A method for cross-domain service optimization is implemented on a computing device and includes defining at least one key quality indicator (KQI) target for at least one end-to-end (E2E) service, where the at least one E2E service crosses more than one domain of a communications network, receiving an indication of quality of experience (QoE) for the at least one E2E service, based on the indication of QoE, translating the at least one KQI target to at least one set of service optimization instructions for each domain from among the more than one domain, and for said each domain, applying the service optimization instructions.
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公开(公告)号:US20160028651A1
公开(公告)日:2016-01-28
申请号:US14339644
申请日:2014-07-24
Applicant: Cisco Technology Inc.
Inventor: Sangeeta Ramakrishnan , Xiaoqing Zhu
IPC: H04L12/911 , H04L29/08 , H04L29/06
CPC classification number: H04L47/828 , H04L41/0896 , H04L41/5067 , H04L47/25 , H04L47/70 , H04L47/76 , H04L65/00 , H04L65/102 , H04L65/607 , H04L65/80 , H04L67/10 , H04N21/00 , H04N21/234354 , H04N21/2401 , H04N21/6379
Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein enable a more efficient allocation of one or more shared network resources amongst a plurality of client devices based on media content complexity and client device resource status in order to better manage perceptual playback quality. In some implementations, a method includes obtaining a plurality of resource constraint values associated with a plurality of client devices sharing a network resource, and jointly determining a respective encoding rate level selection and a corresponding resource allocation for each of the plurality of client devices based on a combination of one or more resource constraint values and the assessment of the respective perceptual quality level values, such that a combination of resulting quality levels satisfies a joint quality criterion.
Abstract translation: 基于媒体内容复杂性和客户端设备资源状态,本文公开的各种实施方式能够在多个客户端设备之间更有效地分配一个或多个共享网络资源,以便更好地管理感知回放质量。 在一些实现中,一种方法包括获得与共享网络资源的多个客户端设备相关联的多个资源约束值,以及基于多个客户端设备的相应的编码速率级别选择和相应的资源分配 一个或多个资源约束值的组合和相应感知质量水平值的评估,使得所得到的质量水平的组合满足联合质量标准。
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公开(公告)号:US20160028594A1
公开(公告)日:2016-01-28
申请号:US14339564
申请日:2014-07-24
Applicant: Cisco Technology Inc.
Inventor: Sangeeta Ramakrishnan , Xiaoqing Zhu
CPC classification number: H04L41/5009 , H04L41/5035 , H04L41/5067 , H04L43/0876 , H04L65/4084 , H04L65/60 , H04L65/605 , H04L65/80 , H04L67/10
Abstract: Previously known network management practices fail to inform network operators about client-side performance and experience issues. By contrast, various implementations disclosed herein include systems, methods and apparatuses that generate one or more shared-resource traffic quality indicator values. Each shared-resource traffic quality indicator value characterizes at least a portion of the network by assessing a number of network performance characterization values in relation to one or more capacity values of one or more shared network resources. Each network performance characterization values provides a corresponding quantitative characterization of a quality of experience associated with the use of media content data received by a respective client device. In some implementations, quality of experience is characterized by at least one of an indication of perceptual quality of media content data and an indication of continuity with which media content data is used by a respective client device at a particular subscription tier.
Abstract translation: 以前已知的网络管理实践未能通知网络运营商客户端性能和体验问题。 相比之下,本文公开的各种实现方式包括产生一个或多个共享资源业务质量指示符值的系统,方法和装置。 每个共享资源流量质量指示符值通过评估与一个或多个共享网络资源的一个或多个容量值相关的网络性能表征值的数量来表征网络的至少一部分。 每个网络性能表征值提供与使用由相应客户端设备接收的媒体内容数据相关联的经验质量的相应定量表征。 在一些实现中,体验质量的特征在于,在特定订阅层处,相关客户端设备使用媒体内容数据的感知质量的指示和媒体内容数据的连续性指示中的至少一个。
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公开(公告)号:US10680911B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-09
申请号:US14339601
申请日:2014-07-24
Applicant: Cisco Technology Inc.
Inventor: Sangeeta Ramakrishnan , Xiaoqing Zhu , John T Chapman
IPC: H04L29/06 , H04L12/825 , H04L12/24 , H04L12/917 , H04L12/911 , H04W28/02 , H04W28/24
Abstract: Previously known network management methods are incapable of concertedly managing respective levels of perceptual playback quality of media content data for a number client devices. In particular, previously known methods fail to regulate ABR-enabled client devices and the like that are each operating to individually consume as much of one or more shared network resources as possible without regard to the degree performance improvements. By contrast, various implementations disclosed herein provide network-centric concerted management of respective levels of perceptual playback quality of media content data on each of a number of client devices. The respective levels perceptual playback quality are concertedly managed by adjusting one or more shared network resources (e.g., bandwidth, processor time, memory, etc.). Adjustments are made in response to an aggregate quality of experience (QoE) metric characterizing a distribution of QoE levels for the client devices sharing the one or more shared network resources.
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公开(公告)号:US10277532B2
公开(公告)日:2019-04-30
申请号:US15692908
申请日:2017-08-31
Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Sangeeta Ramakrishnan , Xiaoqing Zhu
IPC: G06F15/173 , G06F15/16 , H04L12/911 , H04L12/917 , H04L12/825 , H04L12/24 , H04L29/06 , H04N21/00 , H04L29/08 , H04N21/2343 , H04N21/24 , H04N21/6379
Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein enable a more efficient allocation of one or more shared network resources amongst a plurality of client devices based on media content complexity and client device resource status in order to better manage perceptual playback quality. In some implementations, a method includes obtaining a plurality of resource constraint values associated with a plurality of client devices sharing a network resource, and jointly determining a respective encoding rate level selection and a corresponding resource allocation for each of the plurality of client devices based on a combination of one or more resource constraint values and the assessment of the respective perceptual quality level values, such that a combination of resulting quality levels satisfies a joint quality criterion.
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公开(公告)号:US10104407B2
公开(公告)日:2018-10-16
申请号:US15292466
申请日:2016-10-13
Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Zheng Lu , Sangeeta Ramakrishnan , Xiaoqing Zhu
IPC: H04N21/44 , H04N21/2387 , H04L29/08 , H04N21/472 , H04N21/258 , H04N21/442 , H04N21/45
Abstract: In one implementation, a method performed by a client device includes: determining a perceptual characterization metric, where the perceptual characterization metric provides a quantitative characterization of factors that determine quality of experience associated with a first playback profile of media content presented by the client device; and normalizing the perceptual characterization metric based on characterization factors associated with the client device. The method further includes: obtaining an aggregate perceptual characterization metric that is based at least in part on the normalized perceptual characterization metric from the client device and one or more other perceptual characterization metrics from other client devices sharing at least one network resource with the client device; and determining whether to change the first playback profile based on a function of the first normalized perceptual characterization metric and the aggregate perceptual characterization metric.
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