1 /*
2 * Copyright (c) 2014 The WebRTC project authors. All Rights Reserved.
3 *
4 * Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license
5 * that can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of the source
6 * tree. An additional intellectual property rights grant can be found
7 * in the file PATENTS. All contributing project authors may
8 * be found in the AUTHORS file in the root of the source tree.
9 */
10
11 #include "webrtc/modules/remote_bitrate_estimator/aimd_rate_control.h"
12
13 #include <algorithm>
14 #include <cassert>
15 #include <cmath>
16
17 #include "webrtc/base/checks.h"
18
19 #include "webrtc/modules/remote_bitrate_estimator/overuse_detector.h"
20 #include "webrtc/modules/remote_bitrate_estimator/include/remote_bitrate_estimator.h"
21 #include "webrtc/modules/remote_bitrate_estimator/test/bwe_test_logging.h"
22
23 namespace webrtc {
24
25 static const int64_t kDefaultRttMs = 200;
26 static const int64_t kLogIntervalMs = 1000;
27 static const double kWithinIncomingBitrateHysteresis = 1.05;
28 static const int64_t kMaxFeedbackIntervalMs = 1000;
29
AimdRateControl()30 AimdRateControl::AimdRateControl()
31 : min_configured_bitrate_bps_(
32 RemoteBitrateEstimator::kDefaultMinBitrateBps),
33 max_configured_bitrate_bps_(30000000),
34 current_bitrate_bps_(max_configured_bitrate_bps_),
35 avg_max_bitrate_kbps_(-1.0f),
36 var_max_bitrate_kbps_(0.4f),
37 rate_control_state_(kRcHold),
38 rate_control_region_(kRcMaxUnknown),
39 time_last_bitrate_change_(-1),
40 current_input_(kBwNormal, 0, 1.0),
41 updated_(false),
42 time_first_incoming_estimate_(-1),
43 bitrate_is_initialized_(false),
44 beta_(0.85f),
45 rtt_(kDefaultRttMs),
46 time_of_last_log_(-1),
47 in_experiment_(AdaptiveThresholdExperimentIsEnabled()) {}
48
SetMinBitrate(int min_bitrate_bps)49 void AimdRateControl::SetMinBitrate(int min_bitrate_bps) {
50 min_configured_bitrate_bps_ = min_bitrate_bps;
51 current_bitrate_bps_ = std::max<int>(min_bitrate_bps, current_bitrate_bps_);
52 }
53
ValidEstimate() const54 bool AimdRateControl::ValidEstimate() const {
55 return bitrate_is_initialized_;
56 }
57
GetFeedbackInterval() const58 int64_t AimdRateControl::GetFeedbackInterval() const {
59 // Estimate how often we can send RTCP if we allocate up to 5% of bandwidth
60 // to feedback.
61 static const int kRtcpSize = 80;
62 int64_t interval = static_cast<int64_t>(
63 kRtcpSize * 8.0 * 1000.0 / (0.05 * current_bitrate_bps_) + 0.5);
64 const int64_t kMinFeedbackIntervalMs = 200;
65 return std::min(std::max(interval, kMinFeedbackIntervalMs),
66 kMaxFeedbackIntervalMs);
67 }
68
TimeToReduceFurther(int64_t time_now,uint32_t incoming_bitrate_bps) const69 bool AimdRateControl::TimeToReduceFurther(int64_t time_now,
70 uint32_t incoming_bitrate_bps) const {
71 const int64_t bitrate_reduction_interval =
72 std::max<int64_t>(std::min<int64_t>(rtt_, 200), 10);
73 if (time_now - time_last_bitrate_change_ >= bitrate_reduction_interval) {
74 return true;
75 }
76 if (ValidEstimate()) {
77 const int threshold = static_cast<int>(kWithinIncomingBitrateHysteresis *
78 incoming_bitrate_bps);
79 const int bitrate_difference = LatestEstimate() - incoming_bitrate_bps;
80 return bitrate_difference > threshold;
81 }
82 return false;
83 }
84
LatestEstimate() const85 uint32_t AimdRateControl::LatestEstimate() const {
86 return current_bitrate_bps_;
87 }
88
UpdateBandwidthEstimate(int64_t now_ms)89 uint32_t AimdRateControl::UpdateBandwidthEstimate(int64_t now_ms) {
90 current_bitrate_bps_ = ChangeBitrate(current_bitrate_bps_,
91 current_input_.incoming_bitrate, now_ms);
92 if (now_ms - time_of_last_log_ > kLogIntervalMs) {
93 time_of_last_log_ = now_ms;
94 }
95 return current_bitrate_bps_;
96 }
97
SetRtt(int64_t rtt)98 void AimdRateControl::SetRtt(int64_t rtt) {
99 rtt_ = rtt;
100 }
101
Update(const RateControlInput * input,int64_t now_ms)102 void AimdRateControl::Update(const RateControlInput* input, int64_t now_ms) {
103 assert(input);
104
105 // Set the initial bit rate value to what we're receiving the first half
106 // second.
107 if (!bitrate_is_initialized_) {
108 const int64_t kInitializationTimeMs = 5000;
109 RTC_DCHECK_LE(kBitrateWindowMs, kInitializationTimeMs);
110 if (time_first_incoming_estimate_ < 0) {
111 if (input->incoming_bitrate > 0) {
112 time_first_incoming_estimate_ = now_ms;
113 }
114 } else if (now_ms - time_first_incoming_estimate_ > kInitializationTimeMs &&
115 input->incoming_bitrate > 0) {
116 current_bitrate_bps_ = input->incoming_bitrate;
117 bitrate_is_initialized_ = true;
118 }
119 }
120
121 if (updated_ && current_input_.bw_state == kBwOverusing) {
122 // Only update delay factor and incoming bit rate. We always want to react
123 // on an over-use.
124 current_input_.noise_var = input->noise_var;
125 current_input_.incoming_bitrate = input->incoming_bitrate;
126 } else {
127 updated_ = true;
128 current_input_ = *input;
129 }
130 }
131
SetEstimate(int bitrate_bps,int64_t now_ms)132 void AimdRateControl::SetEstimate(int bitrate_bps, int64_t now_ms) {
133 updated_ = true;
134 bitrate_is_initialized_ = true;
135 current_bitrate_bps_ = ChangeBitrate(bitrate_bps, bitrate_bps, now_ms);
136 }
137
ChangeBitrate(uint32_t current_bitrate_bps,uint32_t incoming_bitrate_bps,int64_t now_ms)138 uint32_t AimdRateControl::ChangeBitrate(uint32_t current_bitrate_bps,
139 uint32_t incoming_bitrate_bps,
140 int64_t now_ms) {
141 if (!updated_) {
142 return current_bitrate_bps_;
143 }
144 // An over-use should always trigger us to reduce the bitrate, even though
145 // we have not yet established our first estimate. By acting on the over-use,
146 // we will end up with a valid estimate.
147 if (!bitrate_is_initialized_ && current_input_.bw_state != kBwOverusing)
148 return current_bitrate_bps_;
149 updated_ = false;
150 ChangeState(current_input_, now_ms);
151 // Calculated here because it's used in multiple places.
152 const float incoming_bitrate_kbps = incoming_bitrate_bps / 1000.0f;
153 // Calculate the max bit rate std dev given the normalized
154 // variance and the current incoming bit rate.
155 const float std_max_bit_rate = sqrt(var_max_bitrate_kbps_ *
156 avg_max_bitrate_kbps_);
157 switch (rate_control_state_) {
158 case kRcHold:
159 break;
160
161 case kRcIncrease:
162 if (avg_max_bitrate_kbps_ >= 0 &&
163 incoming_bitrate_kbps >
164 avg_max_bitrate_kbps_ + 3 * std_max_bit_rate) {
165 ChangeRegion(kRcMaxUnknown);
166 avg_max_bitrate_kbps_ = -1.0;
167 }
168 if (rate_control_region_ == kRcNearMax) {
169 // Approximate the over-use estimator delay to 100 ms.
170 const int64_t response_time = rtt_ + 100;
171 uint32_t additive_increase_bps = AdditiveRateIncrease(
172 now_ms, time_last_bitrate_change_, response_time);
173 current_bitrate_bps += additive_increase_bps;
174
175 } else {
176 uint32_t multiplicative_increase_bps = MultiplicativeRateIncrease(
177 now_ms, time_last_bitrate_change_, current_bitrate_bps);
178 current_bitrate_bps += multiplicative_increase_bps;
179 }
180
181 time_last_bitrate_change_ = now_ms;
182 break;
183
184 case kRcDecrease:
185 bitrate_is_initialized_ = true;
186 if (incoming_bitrate_bps < min_configured_bitrate_bps_) {
187 current_bitrate_bps = min_configured_bitrate_bps_;
188 } else {
189 // Set bit rate to something slightly lower than max
190 // to get rid of any self-induced delay.
191 current_bitrate_bps = static_cast<uint32_t>(beta_ *
192 incoming_bitrate_bps + 0.5);
193 if (current_bitrate_bps > current_bitrate_bps_) {
194 // Avoid increasing the rate when over-using.
195 if (rate_control_region_ != kRcMaxUnknown) {
196 current_bitrate_bps = static_cast<uint32_t>(
197 beta_ * avg_max_bitrate_kbps_ * 1000 + 0.5f);
198 }
199 current_bitrate_bps = std::min(current_bitrate_bps,
200 current_bitrate_bps_);
201 }
202 ChangeRegion(kRcNearMax);
203
204 if (incoming_bitrate_kbps < avg_max_bitrate_kbps_ -
205 3 * std_max_bit_rate) {
206 avg_max_bitrate_kbps_ = -1.0f;
207 }
208
209 UpdateMaxBitRateEstimate(incoming_bitrate_kbps);
210 }
211 // Stay on hold until the pipes are cleared.
212 ChangeState(kRcHold);
213 time_last_bitrate_change_ = now_ms;
214 break;
215
216 default:
217 assert(false);
218 }
219 if ((incoming_bitrate_bps > 100000 || current_bitrate_bps > 150000) &&
220 current_bitrate_bps > 1.5 * incoming_bitrate_bps) {
221 // Allow changing the bit rate if we are operating at very low rates
222 // Don't change the bit rate if the send side is too far off
223 current_bitrate_bps = current_bitrate_bps_;
224 time_last_bitrate_change_ = now_ms;
225 }
226 return current_bitrate_bps;
227 }
228
MultiplicativeRateIncrease(int64_t now_ms,int64_t last_ms,uint32_t current_bitrate_bps) const229 uint32_t AimdRateControl::MultiplicativeRateIncrease(
230 int64_t now_ms, int64_t last_ms, uint32_t current_bitrate_bps) const {
231 double alpha = 1.08;
232 if (last_ms > -1) {
233 int time_since_last_update_ms = std::min(static_cast<int>(now_ms - last_ms),
234 1000);
235 alpha = pow(alpha, time_since_last_update_ms / 1000.0);
236 }
237 uint32_t multiplicative_increase_bps = std::max(
238 current_bitrate_bps * (alpha - 1.0), 1000.0);
239 return multiplicative_increase_bps;
240 }
241
AdditiveRateIncrease(int64_t now_ms,int64_t last_ms,int64_t response_time_ms) const242 uint32_t AimdRateControl::AdditiveRateIncrease(
243 int64_t now_ms, int64_t last_ms, int64_t response_time_ms) const {
244 assert(response_time_ms > 0);
245 double beta = 0.0;
246 if (last_ms > 0) {
247 beta = std::min((now_ms - last_ms) / static_cast<double>(response_time_ms),
248 1.0);
249 if (in_experiment_)
250 beta /= 2.0;
251 }
252 double bits_per_frame = static_cast<double>(current_bitrate_bps_) / 30.0;
253 double packets_per_frame = std::ceil(bits_per_frame / (8.0 * 1200.0));
254 double avg_packet_size_bits = bits_per_frame / packets_per_frame;
255 uint32_t additive_increase_bps = std::max(
256 1000.0, beta * avg_packet_size_bits);
257 return additive_increase_bps;
258 }
259
UpdateMaxBitRateEstimate(float incoming_bitrate_kbps)260 void AimdRateControl::UpdateMaxBitRateEstimate(float incoming_bitrate_kbps) {
261 const float alpha = 0.05f;
262 if (avg_max_bitrate_kbps_ == -1.0f) {
263 avg_max_bitrate_kbps_ = incoming_bitrate_kbps;
264 } else {
265 avg_max_bitrate_kbps_ = (1 - alpha) * avg_max_bitrate_kbps_ +
266 alpha * incoming_bitrate_kbps;
267 }
268 // Estimate the max bit rate variance and normalize the variance
269 // with the average max bit rate.
270 const float norm = std::max(avg_max_bitrate_kbps_, 1.0f);
271 var_max_bitrate_kbps_ = (1 - alpha) * var_max_bitrate_kbps_ +
272 alpha * (avg_max_bitrate_kbps_ - incoming_bitrate_kbps) *
273 (avg_max_bitrate_kbps_ - incoming_bitrate_kbps) / norm;
274 // 0.4 ~= 14 kbit/s at 500 kbit/s
275 if (var_max_bitrate_kbps_ < 0.4f) {
276 var_max_bitrate_kbps_ = 0.4f;
277 }
278 // 2.5f ~= 35 kbit/s at 500 kbit/s
279 if (var_max_bitrate_kbps_ > 2.5f) {
280 var_max_bitrate_kbps_ = 2.5f;
281 }
282 }
283
ChangeState(const RateControlInput & input,int64_t now_ms)284 void AimdRateControl::ChangeState(const RateControlInput& input,
285 int64_t now_ms) {
286 switch (current_input_.bw_state) {
287 case kBwNormal:
288 if (rate_control_state_ == kRcHold) {
289 time_last_bitrate_change_ = now_ms;
290 ChangeState(kRcIncrease);
291 }
292 break;
293 case kBwOverusing:
294 if (rate_control_state_ != kRcDecrease) {
295 ChangeState(kRcDecrease);
296 }
297 break;
298 case kBwUnderusing:
299 ChangeState(kRcHold);
300 break;
301 default:
302 assert(false);
303 }
304 }
305
ChangeRegion(RateControlRegion region)306 void AimdRateControl::ChangeRegion(RateControlRegion region) {
307 rate_control_region_ = region;
308 }
309
ChangeState(RateControlState new_state)310 void AimdRateControl::ChangeState(RateControlState new_state) {
311 rate_control_state_ = new_state;
312 }
313 } // namespace webrtc
314