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 3

Enforcing the time constraint at the data-link layer (Algorithm 2 refined).
Input: 𝑁 𝑝 𝑑 , 𝑁 F E C , 𝑇 d l , 𝑅 m a x , 𝑇 a v
Output: 𝑁 F E C , 𝑇 t o t , 𝑅 m a x
Begin
     𝑤 ℎ 𝑖 𝑙 𝑒 ( ( 𝑇 t o t > 𝑇 d l ) & ( 𝑁 F E C > 0 ) )
     {
       𝑁 F E C = 𝑁 F E C − 1
       𝑇 t o t = ∑ 𝑁 𝑝 𝑑 + 𝑁 F E C 𝑖 = 1 𝑇 a v
     }
     𝑤 ℎ 𝑖 𝑙 𝑒 ( ( 𝑇 t o t > 𝑇 d l ) & ( 𝑅 m a x > 1 ) )
     {
       𝑅 m a x = 𝑅 m a x − 1
       𝑇 t o t = ∑ 𝑁 𝑝 𝑑 + 𝑁 F E C 𝑖 = 1 𝑇 a v
     }
End