ANGELA: HTTP Adaptive Streaming and Edge Computing Simulator

ANGELA: HTTP Adaptive Streaming and Edge Computing Simulator

*** 2nd Best Paper Award ***

The 10th IFIP/IEEE International Conference on Performance Evaluation and Modeling in Wired and Wireless Networks (PEMWN)

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Jesús Aguilar Armijo, Christian Timmerer, and Hermann Hellwagner
(Christian Doppler Laboratory ATHENA, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt)

Abstract: In this work, we present ANGELA, HTTP adaptive streaming (HAS) and Edge Computing Simulator. ANGELA was designed to test edge mechanisms that support HAS, as it offers: realistic radio layer simulation, different multimedia content configurations, access to radio and player metrics at the edge, and a wide variety of metrics to evaluate the video streaming session performance. The ANGELA architecture is flexible and can support adaptive bitrate (ABR) algorithms located at different points of the network. Moreover, we show the possibilities of Angela by evaluating different ABR algorithms.

Keywords: Network simulator, testbed, edge computing, HTTP Adaptive Streaming.

PEMWN'21 – ANGELA from Jesus Aguilar

Acknowledgements: The financial support of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs, the National Foundation for Research, Technology and Development, and the Christian Doppler Research Association, is gratefully acknowledged. Christian Doppler Laboratory ATHENA: https://athena.itec.aau.at/.