Multipath SQRT Congestion Control for Multimedia Streaming

In this paper, we introduce a multipath congestion control algorithm for audio/video streaming, called MPSQRT. MPSQRT is derived from single-path Square-Root TCP (SQRT TCP) designed for multimedia streaming, where a lower variation of sending rate is important. Based on the fluid model of SQRT for single-path, we extend it towards spreading concurrently packets across multiple paths ensuring load-balancing and fairness to SQRT at shared bottleneck. Through simulations, we evaluate the proposed protocol under various network conditions.