Abstract
This paper presents a novel concept that is intended to exploit more thoroughly the sharable bandwidth of public-shared networks, such as FON networks, through the construction of an efficient, robust, and high-availability video delivery system. By using bandwidth expansion, only a small amount of bandwidth is spent on the video streaming source, despite the system being capable of streaming content to numerous clients simultaneously. Two algorithms were designed to optimize the public-shared bandwidth, wherein the needs of all clients are addressed, despite minimal usage of system resources. In this research, a resource management scheme was developed for recycling and reusing resources to improve the continuity of streaming experienced by clients and to reduce the overall system load on the devices involved. An implementation of the proposed system demonstrates the overall feasibility of the concept. © 1967-2012 IEEE.