A first look at traffic on smartphones

H Falaki, D Lymberopoulos, R Mahajan… - Proceedings of the 10th …, 2010 - dl.acm.org
Using data from 43 users across two platforms, we present a detailed look at smartphone
traffic. We find that browsing contributes over half of the traffic, while each of email, media …

Screen-off traffic characterization and optimization in 3G/4G networks

J Huang, F Qian, ZM Mao, S Sen… - Proceedings of the 2012 …, 2012 - dl.acm.org
Today's cellular systems operate under diverse resource constraints: limited frequency
spectrum, network processing capability, and handset battery life. We consider a novel and …

Characteristics of mobile youtube traffic

JJ Ramos-Muñoz, J Prados-Garzon… - IEEE Wireless …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work we present the characterization of the mobile network traffic generated by one of
the most relevant social networking applications: YouTube. Understanding its characteristics …

Periodic transfers in mobile applications: network-wide origin, impact, and optimization

F Qian, Z Wang, Y Gao, J Huang, A Gerber… - Proceedings of the 21st …, 2012 - dl.acm.org
Cellular networks employ a specific radio resource management policy distinguishing them
from wired and Wi-Fi networks. A lack of awareness of this important mechanism potentially …

Network performance of smart mobile handhelds in a university campus WiFi network

X Chen, R Jin, K Suh, B Wang, W Wei - Proceedings of the 2012 internet …, 2012 - dl.acm.org
Smart mobile handheld devices (MHDs) such as smartphones have been used for a wide
range of applications. Despite the recent flurry of research on various aspects of smart …

Characterizing and modeling user activity on smartphones: summary

A Shye, B Scholbrock, G Memik, PA Dinda - Proceedings of the ACM …, 2010 - dl.acm.org
In this paper, we present a comprehensive analysis of real smartphone usage during a 6-
month study of real user activity on the Android G1 smartphone. Our goal is to study the high …

Why are web browsers slow on smartphones?

Z Wang, FX Lin, L Zhong, M Chishtie - … of the 12th Workshop on Mobile …, 2011 - dl.acm.org
We report the first work that examines the internals of web browsers on smartphones, using
the WebKit codebase, two generations of Android smartphones, and webpages visited by 25 …

LiveLab: measuring wireless networks and smartphone users in the field

C Shepard, A Rahmati, C Tossell, L Zhong… - ACM SIGMETRICS …, 2011 - dl.acm.org
We present LiveLab, a methodology to measure real-world smartphone usage and wireless
networks with a reprogrammable indevice logger designed for long-term user studies. We …

Youtube everywhere: Impact of device and infrastructure synergies on user experience

A Finamore, M Mellia, MM Munafo, R Torres… - Proceedings of the 2011 …, 2011 - dl.acm.org
In this paper we present a complete measurement study that compares YouTube traffic
generated by mobile devices (smart-phones, tablets) with traffic generated by common PCs …

Anatomizing application performance differences on smartphones

J Huang, Q Xu, B Tiwana, ZM Mao, M Zhang… - Proceedings of the 8th …, 2010 - dl.acm.org
The use of cellular data networks is increasingly popular due to the widespread deployment
of 3G technologies and the rapid adoption of smartphones, such as iPhone and GPhone …