Accurate available bandwidth estimation robust against traffic differentiation in operational MVNO networks

T Oshiba - 2018 IEEE Symposium on Computers and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We uncover the reality of traffic differentiation in mobile virtual network operator (MVNO)
networks and shed new light on its negative impact on the accuracy of available bandwidth …

Robust available bandwidth estimation against dynamic behavior of packet scheduler in operational LTE networks

T Oshiba, K Nogami, K Nihei… - 2016 IEEE Symposium …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We shed new light on the mechanism behind how the dynamic behavior of a packet
scheduler at the link layer in mobile networks degrades the accuracy of conventional …

Experimental comparison of machine learning-based available bandwidth estimation methods over operational LTE networks

N Sato, T Oshiba, K Nogami… - … IEEE Symposium on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose PathML, an available bandwidth (ie, unused capacity of an end-to-end path)
estimation method based on a data-driven paradigm that uses machine learning with a large …

Mobile-carrier choice behavior analysis between three major mobile-carriers and mobile virtual network operators

A Inoue, K Kitahara, M Iwashita - 2017 18th IEEE/ACIS …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The mobile phone market in Japan was shared by three Major Mobile-Carriers (3MMC):
docomo, au and SoftBank. As the recognition of Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) is …

Network path capacity comparison without accurate packet time information

E Zhang, L Xu - 2014 IEEE 22nd International Conference on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A fundamental problem of current bandwidth estimation methods is that they require
accurate packet time information. However, it is hard to accurately measure packet time …

Neural networks for measurement-based bandwidth estimation

SK Khangura, M Fidler… - 2018 IFIP Networking …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

A proposed framework for calibration of available bandwidth estimation tools

J Sommers, P Barford… - 11th IEEE Symposium on …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Examining the validity or accuracy of proposed available bandwidth estimation tools
remains a challenging problem. A common approach consists of evaluating a newly …

A study of MVNO data paths and performance

P Schmitt, M Vigil, E Belding - … , PAM 2016, Heraklion, Greece, March 31 …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Characterization of mobile data traffic performance is difficult given the inherent
complexity and opacity of mobile networks, yet it is increasingly important as emerging …

An efficient packet forwarding mechanism based on bandwidth prediction with consideration of V2I and V2V communications

WK Lai, MT Lin, YC Lin… - 2012 Sixth International …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In order to support users who are transporting by vehicles, more efforts are on the
technology of vehicular networks. The high mobility and topology diversity of networks are …

Simulation technique for available bandwidth estimation

TG Sultanov, AM Sukhov - 2010 Fourth UKSim European …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …