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Table 2 Working parameters

From: A novel caching algorithm for VoD proxy implementation and its evaluation including a new set of metrics for efficiency analysis

Acronym

Parameter name

Standard value

Range

Step

TR

Video transmission rate (Mbps)

5

–

–

NB

Max. proxy-server net. bandwidth (streams)

200; 700

200–700

50

MS

Memory size (GB)

14

4–14

1

VL

Video length (min)

90 (=3.4 GB)

90–240 (=3.4–9.15 GB)

30

NV

Number of videos

100

50–150

10

ZC

Zipf coefficient - θ (skew)

0.271

0–1

0.25

IA

Average interval between arrivals - λ (sec)

3

1–10

1

SD

Simulation duration (min)

VL + 1500 rounds of service

–

–

TW

Time window size (sec)

–

1–300

1

SS

Segment size (seconds of video)

1 (≈0.63 MB)

–

–

  1. The third column shows the standard value to be used when the parameter considered is not under variation. Otherwise, the fourth and fifth columns present the range and the increment step, respectively, to perform the parameter variation