Journal of Computer Networks and Communications

Research Article

A Cross-Layer Framework for Efficient Streaming of H.264 Video over IEEE 802.11 Networks

Algorithm 1

Refining the calculated target transcoding rate.
Input: number of transmission attempts = 𝐿 , 𝑅 ( 𝑦 ) b g ( 𝑇 )
Output: 𝑅 ( 𝑦 ) b g ( 𝑇 )
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    𝑖 𝑓 ( 𝐿 ≤ 𝐿 1 )
     { / ∗ c h a n n e l s t a t e = 𝐺 𝑜 𝑜 𝑑 ∗
     𝑅 ( 𝑦 ) b g ( 𝑇 ) = 1 . 2 𝑅 ( 𝑦 ) b g ( 𝑇 )
     }
    𝑒 𝑙 𝑠 𝑒 𝑖 𝑓 ( 𝐿 ≤ 𝐿 2 )
     { / ∗ c h a n n e l s t a t e = 𝑀 𝑜 𝑑 𝑒 𝑟 𝑎 𝑡 𝑒 ∗
     𝑅 ( 𝑦 ) b g ( 𝑇 ) = 𝑅 ( 𝑦 ) b g ( 𝑇 )
     }
    𝑒 𝑙 𝑠 𝑒
     { / ∗ c h a n n e l s t a t e = 𝐵 𝑎 𝑑 ∗
     𝑅 ( 𝑦 ) b g ( 𝑇 ) = 0 . 8 𝑅 ( 𝑦 ) b g ( 𝑇 )
     }
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