by Mary Y.Y. Leung. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 64-66). / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgments --- p.iii / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Video-On-Demand Environment --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Problem Definition --- p.3 / Chapter 2 --- Related Work --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1 --- Data Sharing Techniques --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Batching --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Buffering --- p.9 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Static Partitioning --- p.10 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- Adaptive Piggybacking --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2 --- Providing VCR Functionalities --- p.12 / Chapter 3 --- System Model --- p.15 / Chapter 3.1 --- Operations involved in VCR Control --- p.15 / Chapter 3.2 --- Normal Playback Model --- p.17 / Chapter 3.3 --- VCR Model --- p.18 / Chapter 4 --- Resource Allocation for Normal Playback --- p.21 / Chapter 4.1 --- Mathematical Model --- p.22 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Hits occurring within the same partition (hit w) --- p.24 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Jump to other partitions (hito) --- p.27 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Fast-forwarding to the end of a movie --- p.30 / Chapter 4.1.4 --- The expected hit probability P(hit) --- p.31 / Chapter 4.2 --- Model Verification --- p.32 / Chapter 5 --- Resource Allocation for VCR mode --- p.35 / Chapter 5.1 --- Scheme 1: No merging --- p.36 / Chapter 5.2 --- Scheme 2: Merging by adaptive piggybacking and buffering --- p.36 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Resuming within the threshold (Δ ≤ k) --- p.38 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Resuming beyond the threshold (Δ > k) --- p.39 / Chapter 5.3 --- Verification --- p.42 / Chapter 6 --- Applications to System sizing --- p.45 / Chapter 6.1 --- Cost of Resources for Normal Playback --- p.46 / Chapter 6.2 --- Cost of Resources for VCR functions --- p.48 / Chapter 6.3 --- Overall system cost --- p.49 / Chapter 6.4 --- Comparison --- p.50 / Chapter 6.4.1 --- Scheme 1 vs. Scheme 2 --- p.51 / Chapter 6.4.2 --- Scheme 2 vs. pure I/O & pure buffer --- p.54 / Chapter 6.4.3 --- Different values of k --- p.58 / Chapter 6.4.4 --- Different values of ψ --- p.60 / Chapter 7 --- Conclusions --- p.62 / Bibliography --- p.64 / Chapter A --- Appendix --- p.67 / Chapter A.l --- Rewind --- p.67 / Chapter A.1.1 --- Hits occurring within the same partition (hit w) --- p.67 / Chapter A.1.2 --- Jump to other partitions (hit0) --- p.68 / Chapter A.2 --- Pause --- p.70
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322697 |
| Date | January 1997 |
| Contributors | Leung, Mary Y. Y. (Mary Yuk Yee), Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Computer Science and Engineering. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, ix, 70 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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