Content Delivery Through Hybrid Architecture in Video on Demand System

TL;DR

This paper proposes a hybrid P2P and mesh architecture for Video on Demand systems to improve content delivery, reduce load on proxy servers, and handle interactive streaming operations efficiently.

Contribution

It introduces a novel hybrid architecture combining P2P and mesh networks to enhance content search and transportation in VOD systems.

Findings

Improved content delivery efficiency in VOD systems.

Reduced load on proxy servers during high request volumes.

Enhanced handling of interactive streaming operations.

Abstract

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) network needs architectural modification for smooth and fast transportation of video content. The viewer imports chunk video objects through the proxy server. The enormous growth of user requests in a small session of time creates huge load on the VOD system. The situation requires either the proxy server streamed video-content fully or partly to the viewers. The missing chunk at the proxy server is imported from the connected peer nodes. Peers exchange chunks among themselves according to some chunk selection policy. Peer node randomly contacts another peer to download a missing chunk from the buffers during each time slot. In video streaming, when the relevant frame is required at the viewer ends that should be available at the respective proxy server. The video watcher also initiates various types of interactive operations like a move forward or skips some finite number of frames that create congestion inside the VOD system. To elevate the situation it needs an effective content delivery mechanism for smooth transportation of content. The proposed hybrid architecture is composed of P2P and mesh architecture that effectively enhances the search mechanism and content transportation in the VOD system.