A hybrid live streaming mode for a reliable service

A common streaming service is the one typically provided by a Client-Server model, where tasks are partitioned between providers of the service, called servers, and the service requesters, called clients; thus, the quality of the content depends on the network condition existing between the server and the client. However, this streaming service model is changing as streamers, such as private Internet broadcasters, are replacing the role of content providers and allowing content to be sent to the end user in real time. Because streamers transmit the content in real time, efficient models are needed on the streamer, the server and the client side for users to receive reliable content. In this paper, we measure and analyze the quality of the content according to the streamers network condition on the streamer side. On the server side, we add flexibility to the existing content delivery network structure and verify our model by assessing metrics such as throughput, delay and jitter. On the client side, we propose a grid-based P2P model that allows users to receive content reliably.