International Journal of Computer Applications |
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
Volume 116 - Number 8 |
Year of Publication: 2015 |
Authors: G. Santhi, P. Pavithraa, O. Nisha, G. Sujitha |
10.5120/20359-2559 |
G. Santhi, P. Pavithraa, O. Nisha, G. Sujitha . A Framework for Energy Efficient Collaborative Video Download and Sharing in Cloud Environment. International Journal of Computer Applications. 116, 8 ( April 2015), 31-34. DOI=10.5120/20359-2559
Video download using cloud services is one of the most popular applications in the field of mobile cloud computing. Reducing the energy consumption of the mobile devices is a major challenge in sustaining multimedia applications. In our proposed work, an adaptive framework is provided for group of users with common interest to collaboratively download a video file from the cloud and share it. In collaborative file download each node downloads only a segment of video file. These downloaded segments are reassembled and merged into a complete file and then it is shared to all users of the ad hoc group. Only the mobile nodes with relatively good battery level involve in video segment download whereas the nodes with low battery life remain futile. This greatly reduces the battery consumption of the mobile devices as a whole. Seamless connectivity is established between the mobile devices and the cloud infrastructure to smoothen the service.