Fast reconnection of adaptive HTTP streaming in heterogeneous networks

This paper proposes the time minimizing of disconnecting contents for adaptive HTTP streaming when a mobile device moves from previous network to current network. The proposing decision rule, IM, RMIM approach and maintenance, can determine the most suitable media segment with determined data rate from the media server. This paper also verifies the effect of reducing the measurement time by the decision rule through the simulation. As a result, the contents request method proposed takes less a disconnect time than the contents request method used in ISO/TEC FCD 23001-6. The contents request method used in ISO/IEC FCD 23001-6 takes 10 sec. The contents request method proposed in this paper, however, takes just 3 sec.