Abstract :
[en] This paper presents a detailed character-
isation of user behaviour for a series of interactive
video experiments over a 12 month period, in which
we served popular sporting and musical content. In ad-
dition to generic VCR-like features, our custom-built
Video-on-Demand application provides advanced inter-
activity features such as bookmarking. The dramatic
impact of such functionality on how users consume con-
tent is studied and analysed. We discuss in detail how
this user behaviour can be exploited by content dis-
tributors to improve user experience. Speci cally, we
study how simple dynamic bookmark placement and
interactivity-aware content pre-fetching and replication
can reduce the impact of highly interactive media on
CDN performance.
Brampton, Andrew; Lancaster University > Computing Department
MacQuire, Andrew; Lancaster University > Computing Department
Fry, Michael; University of Sydney
Rai, Idris; Lancaster University > Computing Department
Race, Nicholas; Lancaster University > Computing Department
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