The Effects of Mobility and Redundancy on Wireless Video Streaming over MANETs

This study examines the extended use of different coding schemes (Scalable vs. Multiple Description or MD) in different video formats (MPEG vs. Motion JPEG or MJPEG) in a Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) environment and proposes a set of redundancy solutions at different coding levels. Simulations and analysis demonstrate and explain the relationship among the coding schemes, video formats, level and amount of redundancy, mobility of mobile devices, CPU load and battery life and frame loss rate at the receiver side. Finally, two practical scenarios are used to illustrate these findings and proposed solutions.