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Deep Learning-Aided QoE Prediction for Virtual Reality Applications Over Open Radio Access Networks

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: Nowadays, innovative applications in the field of virtual reality (VR) are being developed, attracting the interest of both academia and industry. Wireless VR applications focus on various aspects of daily life, such as smart education, entertainment, healthcare, tourism, architecture, automotive, and industrial automation. All these inherently interactive applications that aim to create immersive experiences for users are closely related to the concept of quality of experience (QoE), which expresses the quality of a service as perceived by end-users. In this paper, we develop an objective QoE prediction model based on deep learning techniques. The prediction model examines the impact of wireless network operation on the quality of VR 360-degree video streaming. It is based on an encoder-decoder long short-term memory (LSTM) neural network and is able to predict in real-time the overall transmission-related QoE value using only measurable quality of service (QoS) parameters. The prediction model is tested and evaluated on an open radio access network testbed with interfaces based on the O-RAN specifications.

Source: IEEE Access

DOI: 10.1109/access.2023.3343846

Authors: Georgios Kougioumtzidis, Atanas Vlahov, Vladimir K. Poulkov, Pavlos I. Lazaridis, Zaharias D. Zaharis

Institutions: Technical University of Sofia, University of Huddersfield, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Language: English

Topic: Image and Video Quality Assessment

Subfield: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,950

Funders: European Commission, H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions