scholarly journals EDCrammer: An Efficient Caching Rate-Control Algorithm for Streaming Data on Resource-Limited Edge Nodes

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 2560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunkon Kim ◽  
Eui-Nam Huh
Keyword(s):  
Intelligent Transportation System ◽  
Streaming Data ◽  
Data Traffic ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Data Caching ◽  
Resource Limited ◽  
Quality Video ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Efficient Data ◽  
Art Research

This paper explores data caching as a key factor of edge computing. State-of-the-art research of data caching on edge nodes mainly considers reactive and proactive caching, and machine learning based caching, which could be a heavy task for edge nodes. However, edge nodes usually have relatively lower computing resources than cloud datacenters as those are geo-distributed from the administrator. Therefore, a caching algorithm should be lightweight for saving computing resources on edge nodes. In addition, the data caching should be agile because it has to support high-quality services on edge nodes. Accordingly, this paper proposes a lightweight, agile caching algorithm, EDCrammer (Efficient Data Crammer), which performs agile operations to control caching rate for streaming data by using the enhanced PID (Proportional-Integral-Differential) controller. Experimental results using this lightweight, agile caching algorithm show its significant value in each scenario. In four common scenarios, the desired cache utilization was reached in 1.1 s on average and then maintained within a 4–7% deviation. The cache hit ratio is about 96%, and the optimal cache capacity is around 1.5 MB. Thus, EDCrammer can help distribute the streaming data traffic to the edge nodes, mitigate the uplink load on the central cloud, and ultimately provide users with high-quality video services. We also hope that EDCrammer can improve overall service quality in 5G environment, Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Intelligent Transportation System (ITS), Internet of Things (IoT), etc.

scholarly journals Video Packet Distribution Scheme for Multimedia Streaming Services in VANETs

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (21) ◽  
pp. 7368
Author(s):  
Yongje Shin ◽  
Hyunseok Choi ◽  
Youngju Nam ◽  
Euisin Lee
Keyword(s):  
Video Streaming ◽  
Streaming Data ◽  
Data Delivery ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Video Packet ◽  
Distribution Scheme ◽  
Quality Video ◽  
Streaming Services ◽  
High Quality Video

By leveraging the development of mobile communication technologies and due to the increased capabilities of mobile devices, mobile multimedia services have gained prominence for supporting high-quality video streaming services. In vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETs), high-quality video streaming services are focused on providing safety and infotainment applications to vehicles on the roads. Video streaming data require elastic and continuous video packet distributions to vehicles to present interactive real-time views of meaningful scenarios on the road. However, the high mobility of vehicles is one of the fundamental and important challenging issues for video streaming services in VANETs. Nevertheless, previous studies neither dealt with suitable data caching for supporting the mobility of vehicles nor provided appropriate seamless packet forwarding for ensuring the quality of service (QoS) and quality of experience (QoE) of real-time video streaming services. To address this problem, this paper proposes a video packet distribution scheme named Clone, which integrates vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications to disseminate video packets for video streaming services in VANETs. First, an indicator called current network quality information (CNQI) is defined to measure the feature of data forwarding of each node to its neighbor nodes in terms of data delivery ratio and delay. Based on the CNQI value of each node and the trajectory of the destination vehicle, access points called clones are selected to cache video data packets from data sources. Subsequently, packet distribution optimization is conducted to determine the number of video packets to cache in each clone. Finally, data delivery synchronization is established to support seamless streaming data delivery from a clone to the destination vehicle. The experimental results show that the proposed scheme achieves high-quality video streaming services in terms of QoS and QoE compared with existing schemes.

scholarly journals Regional education on endoscopic surgery using a teleconference system with high-quality video via the internet: Saga surgical videoconferences

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatsuya Manabe ◽  
Mitsuhiro Takasaki ◽  
Takao Ide ◽  
Kenji Kitahara ◽  
Seiji Sato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endoscopic Surgery ◽  
Educational System ◽  
High Speed ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Web Conferencing ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Anatomical Structures ◽  
Quality Video ◽  
High Quality Video ◽  
Conferencing System

Abstract Background Effective education about endoscopic surgery (ES) is greatly needed for unskilled surgeons, especially at low-volume institutions, to maintain the safety of patients. We have tried to establish the remote educational system using videoconference system through the internet for education about ES to surgeons belonging to affiliate institutions. The aim of this manuscript was to report the potential to establish a comfortable remote educational system and to debate its advantages. Methods We established a local remote educational conference system by combining the use of a general web conferencing system and a synchronized remote video playback system with annotation function through a high-speed internet. Results During 2014–2019, we conducted 14 videoconferences to review and improve surgeons’ skills in performing ES at affiliated institutions. At these conferences, while an uncut video of ES that had been performed at one of the affiliated institutions was shown, the surgical procedure was discussed frankly, and expert surgeons advised improvements. The annotation system is useful for easy, prompt recognition among the audience regarding anatomical structures and procedures that are difficult to explain verbally. Conclusions This system is of low initial cost and offers easy participation and high-quality videos. It would therefore be a useful tool for regional ES education.

Technologies of personnel training and development in the organization

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Polevaya ◽  
Igor' Belogrud ◽  
Irina Ivanova ◽  
Elena Kamneva ◽  
Valentina Maslova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personnel Management ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Personnel Training ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Modern Economy ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
Management Students ◽  
Psychological Features

In the modern economy, high-quality personnel is a key factor for the success of an organization. The success of the organization directly depends on the degree of qualification of the staff. The textbook presents technologies, methods and types of personnel training and development; legal and organizational aspects of professional training; socio-psychological features of personnel training and development; the basics of forming and managing the personnel reserve in the organization, as well as methods for evaluating the effectiveness of personnel training and development in the organization. It is intended for students studying in the direction of training "Personnel Management", students of institutes and advanced training courses, employees of personnel management services, managers of enterprises and organizations.

scholarly journals Enhancing Mobile Military Surveillance Based on Video Streaming by Employing Software Defined Networks

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iulisloi Zacarias ◽  
Janaína Schwarzrock ◽  
Luciano P. Gaspary ◽  
Andersonn Kohl ◽  
Ricardo Q. A. Fernandes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Video Streaming ◽  
Situation Awareness ◽  
Mobile Networks ◽  
Image Transmission ◽  
Surveillance Systems ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Quality Video ◽  
Military Systems ◽  
Streaming Service ◽  
High Quality Video

Situation awareness in surveillance systems benefits from high-quality video streaming service. This is even more important considering military systems, in which delays in image transmission may have a significant impact on the decision-making process. However, in order to deliver high-quality video streaming service, the required network infrastructure may be prohibitively complex, or even completely impossible to deploy, if mobile data providers are considered. Moreover, the demand for high network throughput poses extra requirements on the network. Considering this context, this paper addresses the problem of highly mobile networks composed of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as data providers of a military surveillance system. The proposed approach to tackle the problem is based on a Software Defined Networking (SDN) approach aiming at providing the best routes to deliver the data, enhancing the end-user quality of experience. An extensive experimental campaign was performed by means of simulations and the acquired results provide solid evidence of the usefulness of this proposal.

scholarly journals A method for reducing information redundancy of digital images for cloud storage

Connectivity ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 148 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu. I. Katkov ◽  
◽  
O. S. Zvenigorodsky ◽  
O. V. Zinchenko ◽  
V. V. Onyshchenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Image Compression ◽  
Video Compression ◽  
Cloud Storage ◽  
Video Data ◽  
Information Redundancy ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Video Information ◽  
Quality Video ◽  
High Quality Video

The article is devoted to the topical issue of finding new effective and improving existing widespread compression methods in order to reduce computational complexity and improve the quality of image-renewable image compression images, is important for the introduction of cloud technologies. The article presents a problem To increase the efficiency of cloud storage, it is necessary to determine methods for reducing the information redundancy of digital images by fractal compression of video content, to make recommendations on the possibilities of applying these methods to solve various practical problems. The necessity of storing high-quality video information in new HDTV formats 2k, 4k, 8k in cloud storage to meet the existing needs of users has been substantiated. It is shown that when processing and transmitting high quality video information there is a problem of reducing the redundancy of video data (image compression) provided that the desired image quality is preserved, restored by the user. It has been shown that in cloud storage the emergence of such a problem is historically due to the contradiction between consumer requirements for image quality and the necessary volumes and ways to reduce redundancy of video data, which are transmitted over communication channels and processed in data center servers. The solution to this problem is traditionally rooted in the search for effective technologies for compressing, archiving and compressing video information. An analysis of video compression methods and digital video compression technology has been performed, which reduces the amount of data used to represent the video stream. Approaches to image compression in cloud storage under conditions of preservation or a slight reduction in the amount of data that provide the user with the specified quality of the restored image are shown. Classification of special compression methods without loss and with information loss is provided. Based on the analysis, it is concluded that it is advisable to use special methods of compression with loss of information to store high quality video information in the new formats HDTV 2k, 4k, 8k in cloud storage. The application of video image processing and their encoding and compression on the basis of fractal image compression is substantiated. Recommendations for the implementation of these methods are given.

scholarly journals Quality of Inpatient Tuberculosis Health Care in High-Burden Resource-Limited Settings: Protocol for a Comprehensive Mixed Methods Assessment Study

10.2196/13903 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. e13903
Author(s):  
Nune Truzyan ◽  
Zaruhi Grigoryan ◽  
Lusine Musheghyan ◽  
Byron Crape ◽  
Varduhi Petrosyan
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
International Standards ◽  
World Health ◽  
High Quality ◽  
High Burden ◽  
Resource Limited ◽  
Evaluation Instruments ◽  
Depth Interviews

Background The quality of care for tuberculosis (TB) is deficient in high-burden countries and urgently needs improvement. However, comprehensively identifying the required improvements is challenging. Providing high-quality TB care is an important step toward improving patients’ quality of life and decreasing TB morbidity and mortality. Effective tools for assessing the quality of TB services using international standards and guidelines can identify existing gaps in services and inform improvements to ensure high-quality inpatient TB services. Objective This study aimed to develop evaluation instruments for defining the quality of provision of TB services. Methods To assess quality of services in the largest TB hospital in Armenia, we developed instruments based on the Joint Commission International Accreditation Standards for Hospitals, International Standards for TB Care, TB Laboratories Bio-Safety Standards, and the World Health Organization framework for conducting TB program reviews. A mixed methods approach was utilized, triangulating quantitative (checklists) and qualitative (in-depth interviews) results. A scoring system and strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and treats analysis was applied to detail results for each of the 122 standards assessed. A scaling approach was used to present overall performances of inpatient services for eight patient-centered functions and five organization management functions. Results Overall, 40 in-depth interviews and 91 checklists (21 observations, 16 policy papers, 20 staff qualification documents, and 34 medical records) were developed, utilized, and analyzed to explore practices of health care professionals, assess inpatient treatment experience of patients and their family members, evaluate facility environmental conditions, and define the degree of compliance to standards. Conclusions The effective comprehensive evaluation instruments and methods developed in this study for quality of inpatient TB services support the implementation of similar effective assessments in other countries. It may also become a platform to develop similar approaches for assessing ambulatory TB services in resource-limited countries. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/13903

High-Quality Video Recording and Monitoring System for Endoscopes

2005 ◽  
Vol 115 (8) ◽  
pp. 1520-1521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koichi Tsunoda ◽  
Atsunobu Tsunoda ◽  
Hiroyuki Ozawa ◽  
Takekatsu Fujimine
Keyword(s):  
Monitoring System ◽  
Video Recording ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Quality Video ◽  
High Quality Video
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