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A Study on Energy Used to Deliver H.264/AVC and H.265/HEVC Video Content

Safavi, Mohammadhassan LU ; Bastani, Saeed LU ; Zhang, Zhi LU ; Forsell, Martti ; Mämmelä, Olli and Landfeldt, Björn LU (2016) 21st IEEE International Workshop on Computer Aided Modelling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (IEEE CAMAD 2016) p.170-176
Abstract

We propose an end-to-end approach to describe the energy usage of video delivery within a content delivery framework, and use this to investigate the energy usage behavior of two popular coding schemes, namely, H.264/AVC and H.265/HEVC. Our study based on the proposed model is backed up by measurements of encoding and decoding energy usage of a sample video and shows that, from an end-to-end perspective, taking into account all the elements of a content delivery network, neither of the coding formats is always dominant in terms of energy saving. We also find that the popularity of video content is a key parameter for predicting which encoding scheme saves most energy. In particular, we find that H.265 encoded content results in lower... (More)

We propose an end-to-end approach to describe the energy usage of video delivery within a content delivery framework, and use this to investigate the energy usage behavior of two popular coding schemes, namely, H.264/AVC and H.265/HEVC. Our study based on the proposed model is backed up by measurements of encoding and decoding energy usage of a sample video and shows that, from an end-to-end perspective, taking into account all the elements of a content delivery network, neither of the coding formats is always dominant in terms of energy saving. We also find that the popularity of video content is a key parameter for predicting which encoding scheme saves most energy. In particular, we find that H.265 encoded content results in lower energy usage if the content is highly popular. On the other hand, for a content with predicted low popularity, more saving is achieved if H.264/AVC is used. This lead us to calculate a hybrid content delivery scheme, where the contents with low popularity are encoded and delivered in H.264/AVC format, whereas content of high popularity are encoded and delivered in the H.265/HEVC format. Also, our findings offer new insights into which elements of energy usage should be the focus of future research.

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Content Delivery, Energy Consumption, Video Coding
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IEEE 21st International Workshop on Computer Aided Modelling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD)
article number
7790353
pages
7 pages
publisher
IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
conference name
21st IEEE International Workshop on Computer Aided Modelling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (IEEE CAMAD 2016)
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Toronto, Canada
conference dates
2016-10-23 - 2016-10-25
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  • scopus:85018161244
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9781509025589
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10.1109/CAMAD.2016.7790353
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ELLIIT LU P01: WP2 Networking solutions
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English
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  author       = {{Safavi, Mohammadhassan and Bastani, Saeed and Zhang, Zhi and Forsell, Martti and Mämmelä, Olli and Landfeldt, Björn}},
  booktitle    = {{IEEE 21st International Workshop on Computer Aided Modelling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD)}},
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  keywords     = {{Content Delivery; Energy Consumption; Video Coding}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{12}},
  pages        = {{170--176}},
  publisher    = {{IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}},
  title        = {{A Study on Energy Used to Deliver H.264/AVC and H.265/HEVC Video Content}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CAMAD.2016.7790353}},
  doi          = {{10.1109/CAMAD.2016.7790353}},
  year         = {{2016}},
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