Multi-View 3D Video Transport using Application Layer Multicast with View Switching Delay Constraints

This paper proposes an efficient method to deliver multi-view 3D video in a synchronous manner for nodes that frequently switch views by employing application layer multicast (ALM) trees. The proposed method attempts to bound inter-view delay variation by managing ALM trees with delay and delay variation constraints. The resulting view-switching between selected nodes of different ALM trees can thus provide synchronized view of multi-view videos and improve the immersive experience of end users.