This paper proposes a method for measuring the available bandwidth, based on testing
network packets of various sizes (variable packet size method, VPS). The range of …

Mobile Broadband (MBB) access networks are becoming more and more used worldwide,
and the devices adopted to access them are increasing in number and complexity (smart …

In the field of network monitoring and measurement, the efficiency and accuracy of the
adopted tools is strongly dependent on (i) structural and dynamic characteristics of the …

Mobile networks are critical for today's social mobility and the Internet. More and more
people are subscribing to mobile networks, which has led to substantial demands. The …

The multi-access scheme of 802.11 wireless networks imposes difficulties in achieving
predictable service quality in multi-hop networks. In such networks, the residual capacity of …

In large scale Internet platforms, measuring the available bandwidth between nodes of the
platform is difficult and costly. However, resource optimization for large-scale Internet …

Since the emergence of mobile networks, the number of mobile subscriptions has continued
to increase year after year. To efficiently assign mobile network resources such as spectrum …

Virtualized network infrastructures of cloud platforms are becoming increasingly complex
and hard to manage and monitor for human administrators. Traditional network monitoring …

Zero-rating service provided by Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) has been
attracting smartphone users who frequently watch web videos that are delivered by heavily …

The dispersion that arises when packets traverse a network carries information that can
reveal relevant network characteristics. Using a fluid-flow model of a bottleneck link with first …