METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING PACKET LOSS

摘要

Methods, systems, and devices are described for estimating packet loss during media streaming over a data connection. A media player requests segments of an adaptive media stream and monitors variance in the amounts of data received. Increased variance in the amounts of data received can be directly correlated to a higher packet loss experienced by the data connection. The media player can use the estimated packet loss to adapt subsequent segment requests, or to otherwise subsequent behavior by the media player.

主权项

1. A method executable by a media player device to estimate the amount of packet loss in a data connection that delivers a media stream to the media player device, the method comprising:
placing, over the data connection, requests from the media player device for segments of the media stream to be delivered to the media device; tracking a variance in an amount of data received in response to the requests; and estimating the amount of packet loss in the data connection based upon the variance in the amount of data received in response to the requests.