@inbook{b02b7a2d297445b8bae9313cfef03182,
title = "An Adaptive and Reliable Forward Error Correction Mechanism for Real-time Video Delivery from UAVs",
abstract = "This paper introduces Adaptive and Reliable Forward Error Correction (AR\_FEC), a novel mechanism that is designed to ensure reliable and efficient real-time video delivery for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). UAVs communicate using wireless channels that are inherently unreliable. AR\_FEC is an application-layer solution that is inspired by edge computing. It incorporates several elements, specifically, adaptive Forward Error Correction (FEC), dynamic video quality, and Unequal Error Protection (UEP). AR\_FEC dynamically adjusts the number of redundancy frames per video Group of Picture (GoP) based on packet loss rate, recent average round-trip times, and cross-layer information such as bandwidth usage and network traffic load. Moreover, AR\_FEC reacts to congestion via a dynamic video quality algorithm. By adaptively determining suitable redundancy for the video I-frames and adjusting video quality, significant improvements are achieved. Comprehensive simulations demonstrate that the proposed AR\_FEC protocol offers excellent performance for the number of delivered frames, latency, throughput, and delivery of frames, within the delay constraints for real-time multimedia streaming from UAVs.",
keywords = "Error Correction, FEC, Multimedia communication, UAV, video streaming",
author = "Batoul Sarvi and Sreenan, \{Cormac J.\} and Ahmed Zahran",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023 IEEE.; 14th International Conference on Network of the Future, NoF 2023 ; Conference date: 04-10-2023 Through 06-10-2023",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.1109/NoF58724.2023.10302786",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Network of the Future, NoF 2023",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "141--149",
editor = "Prosper Chemouil and Muge Sayit and Xiaoming Fu and Diala Naboulsi and Cihat Cetinkaya and Razvan Stanica",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Network of the Future, NoF 2023",
address = "United States",
}