International Journal of Computer Applications |
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
Volume 5 - Number 5 |
Year of Publication: 2010 |
Authors: Shailendra Mishra, Ranjeeta Yadav, Sachin Yadav |
10.5120/909-1287 |
Shailendra Mishra, Ranjeeta Yadav, Sachin Yadav . Comparison between Centralized & Decentralized Overlay Networks for Media Streaming. International Journal of Computer Applications. 5, 5 ( August 2010), 33-36. DOI=10.5120/909-1287
In this paper we examine the performance of two types of Overlay networks i.e. Peer-to-Peer (P2P) & Content Delivery Network (CDN) media streaming using Multiple Description Coding (MDC). In both the approaches many servers simultaneously serve one requesting client with complementary descriptions. This approach improves reliability and decreases the data rate a server has to provide. We have implemented both approaches in the ns-2 network simulator. The experimental results indicate that the performance of Multiple Description Coding-based media streaming in case of P2P network is better than CDN.