Characterizing the Usage of Mobile Video Service in Cellular Networks

Huan Yan, Tzu Heng Lin, Ming Zeng, Jing Wu, Jiaxin Huang, Yong Li, Depeng Jin

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Abstract

Due to the proliferation of mobile networks and services, accessing online video services via mobile devices becomes increasingly popular, which generates huge data traffic and increases the cellular network load. It is valuable to characterize the usage patterns of different video services for network optimization and user experience enhancement. In this paper, we adopt a data-driven approach to investigate the usage patterns of three newly popular and major kinds of mobile video services: personalized livestreaming, user-generated video service, and traditional video portals. Based on the empirical analysis of a large dataset including 0.45 million users and 25 million logs, we find that 1) users have high loyalty in the same type of video services; 2) difference on the traffic peaks in consecutive days exists among different kinds of services; 3) personalized livestreaming services contributes a larger portion of video traffic, which still increases after midnight at weekday in the downtown. Finally, based on these findings, we discuss their implications and insights for network optimization and video service enhancement.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-6
Number of pages6
JournalProceedings - IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM
Volume2018-January
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event2017 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2017 - Singapore, Singapore
Duration: 4 Dec 20178 Dec 2017

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