Reinforcement learning for jitter buffer control

A method for controlling jitter-buffer delay in a media streaming session over a network, the method comprising:

• identifying a jitter buffer state of a jitter buffer, the jitter buffer storing media frames of a media streaming session, the jitter buffer state comprising a current jitter buffer delay, current received frames in the jitter buffer, total delay of a current media frame of the media frames, and an immediately previous action;
• identifying a network delay of the network;
• determining an action for a media frame of media data in the jitter buffer based upon the jitter buffer state, the network delay, and a reward;
• and
• determining a playback duration of a next media frame based upon the action.

A device for controlling jitter-buffer delay in a media streaming session over a network, the device comprising:

• means for identifying a jitter buffer state of a jitter buffer, the jitter buffer storing media frames of a media streaming session, the jitter buffer state comprising a current jitter buffer delay, current received frames in the jitter buffer, total delay of a current media frame of the media frames, and an immediately previous action;
• means for identifying a network delay of the network;
• means for determining an action for a media frame of media data in the jitter buffer based upon the jitter buffer state, the network delay, and a reward;
• and
• means for determining a playback duration of a next media frame based upon the action.