Jitter Analysis of Multimedia Streaming Traffic Assuming Batch Arrivals

This paper deals with the queueing analysis of IP networks carrying streaming traffic. The main focus of the analysis is the jitter which is a widely used performance characteristic of that type of traffic. The study is carried out by a novel technique using Quasi-Birth-Death processes in a matrix-geometric approach. Our method calculates network performance descriptors such as the transient queue length and the jitter characteristics in the case of correlated batch arrivals and Phase-type service times. The method is demonstrated by several numerical examples that are also compared to simulation results. A jitter measurement-based utilisation estimation method is also presented as an application of our results.