用5G信道指标预测视频画质切换,提升流媒体体验。
Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Quality Shifts on Video Streaming Over 5G
- 基于RSRP、RSRQ、SNR等信道指标预测画质升降
- 仅用这些指标实现77%的画质切换分类准确率
- 适合5G时代优化OTT视频服务的工程师参考
用户体验质量(QoE)是用户在过顶(OTT)平台如YouTube上观看视频时的满意度。YouTube的QoE体现为无缓冲、无画质跳变的流畅播放。当前影响其QoE的重要因素是频繁的高/低分辨率间切换。虽然切换可保障连续性,但可能降低平均主观评分。例如,从1080p降至480p虽维持播放,却损害观感。为突破传统服务质量(QoS)指标(如带宽、延迟、吞吐量)局限,本文研究了视频画质切换与信道指标RSRP、RSRQ、SNR的关系。结果表明,这些指标与画质切换呈正相关。因此,在实时场景下,仅依赖这些指标即可预测视频会话将进入高或低分辨率状态,从而动态分配资源以改善体验。使用传统机器学习分类器,仅凭上述三类指标即达到77%的分类准确率。在5G及未来网络中,超可靠低延迟通信承诺更强的流媒体能力,该方法可用于优化OTT服务。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
The Quality of Experience (QoE) is the users satisfaction while streaming a video session over an over-the-top (OTT) platform like YouTube. QoE of YouTube reflects the smooth streaming session without any buffering and quality shift events. One of the most important factors nowadays affecting QoE of YouTube is frequent shifts from higher to lower resolutions and vice versa. These shifts ensure a smooth streaming session; however, it might get a lower mean opinion score. For instance, dropping from 1080p to 480p during a video can preserve continuity but might reduce the viewers enjoyment. Over time, OTT platforms are looking for alternative ways to boost user experience instead of relying on traditional Quality of Service (QoS) metrics such as bandwidth, latency, and throughput. As a result, we look into the relationship between quality shifting in YouTube streaming sessions and the channel metrics RSRP, RSRQ, and SNR. Our findings state that these channel metrics positively correlate with shifts. Thus, in real-time, OTT can only rely on them to predict video streaming sessions into lower- and higher-resolution categories, thus providing more resources to improve user experience. Using traditional Machine Learning (ML) classifiers, we achieved an accuracy of 77-percent, while using only RSRP, RSRQ, and SNR. In the era of 5G and beyond, where ultra-reliable, low-latency networks promise enhanced streaming capabilities, the proposed methodology can be used to improve OTT services.
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