The present invention relates to the technical field of
Internet multimedia services, and proposes an adaptive bitrate
selection method and
system for dynamic bitrate videos, which includes the following steps: Initialize all available bitrate information and video chunk information; When receiving a user request to play a dynamic bitrate video, collect the environmental state parameters of all currently available bitrates, and pass the environmental state parameters into the MAB
algorithm. The MAB
algorithm calculates the optimal bitrate based on its own parameters and the environmental state parameters; After downloading the corresponding video chunks according to the optimal bitrate, play the video through a
video player, and calculate the actual reward of this play; Update the own parameters of the MAB
algorithm corresponding to the bitrate according to the actual reward of this play, and apply it to the decision-making of the next optimal bitrate. The present invention can maintain the
optimal decision when the user's network environment changes frequently, thereby avoiding affecting the user experience.