Date of Publication :9th January 2017

Abstract: Network coverage for large geographical locations 4G (Forth Generation) illustrates its use as a more advanced wireless technology. The LTE (Long-Term Evolution) is a 4G mobile communications standard set by the ICU, specifically the ITU-R (ITU Radio Communication Sector). Today, under the extension of LTE, which is known to be the real driving 4G network access infrastructure, video streaming and telecommunications are growing. During LTE implementation, numerous connectivity protocols are recommended and commonly tested, such as TCP, SCTP, DCCP and UDP, which can be implemented individually on 4G networks according to network conditions and parameter settings. Although the deployment of LTE is rapidly improved, its protocols are lacking in performance evaluation. Therefore, the evaluation of the operation of numerous protocols for high-end applications such as multimedia requires widespread scrutiny. It is a challenging task to implement such technologies for versatile service quality restrictions and better use of capital. In this article, the performance effects are evaluated by detailed simulations of different transport protocols for multimedia streaming applications, e.g. video. An MPEG-4 video streaming performance is assessed using NS-3. Delay, jitter, throughput, and packet loss are the performance metrics used. Those measurements are measured over the 4G-LTE network at the base station utilizing TCP, SCTP, DCCP and UDP protocols. The results obtained indicate that, relative to UDP, TCP, and SCTP, the DCCP does the highest in increasing performance with reducing latency and jitter.

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