Implementing a QoS-aware, context-aware and personalized WebTV

This paper presents the design of a HTTP Adaptive Streaming WebTV Client, featuring smooth media Rate Adaptation, context Personalization, fast program channel switching and Terminal/Network Portability capabilities. The QoS-Awareness during streaming is achieved dynamically by a regulating technique that takes into account network conditions, user´s device capabilities and the context of viewing. By dynamically optimizing the video quality experienced by the user, the solution provides an excellent streaming application and protocol for heterogeneous network environments.