NextSharePC: An open-source BitTorrent-based P2P client supporting SVC

M. Eberhard, A. Palo, A. Kumar, R. Petrocco, L. Mapelli, Mikko Uitto

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    Abstract

    In this paper the open-source NextSharePC demo is presented, which allows to distribute layered video content over P2P networks. The cost-efficient distribution of multimedia content over P2P networks has become very popular in recent years. Furthermore, multimedia content is consumed on a variety of devices, which requires to provide content in different qualities. By distributing layered content over P2P networks the NextSharePC demo provides both, cost-efficient distribution and a video quality suitable for various devices. The different modules of NextSharePC and their usage are described in detail in this paper. To the authors' knowledge the NextSharePC demo is the first open-source P2P implementation with full SVC support
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 3rd Multimedia Systems Conference, MMSys 2012
    Place of PublicationNew York, NY, USA
    PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery ACM
    Pages101-106
    ISBN (Print)978-1-4503-1131-1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012
    MoE publication typeNot Eligible
    Event3rd ACM Multimedia Systems Conference, MMSys 2012 - Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
    Duration: 22 Feb 201224 Feb 2012

    Conference

    Conference3rd ACM Multimedia Systems Conference, MMSys 2012
    Abbreviated titleMMSys 2012
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityChapel Hill, North Carolina
    Period22/02/1224/02/12

    Keywords

    • Multimedia
    • open source
    • P2P
    • streaming
    • SVC

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