A resource allocation of multiple compressed AV streams delivered over the
Internet is disclosed that achieves end-to-end optimal quality through a
multimedia streaming TCP-friendly transport (MSTFP) protocol that
adaptively estimates the network bandwidth while smoothing the sending
rate. Resources allocated dynamically according to a media encoding
distortion and network degradation algorithm. A scheme is also disclosed
for dynamically estimating the available network bandwidth for streaming
of objects, such as MPEG4 multiple video objects, in conjunction with the
MSTFP protocol. The scheme can account for packet-loss rates to minimize
end-to-end distortion for media delivery.
