Quality of Service optimisation framework for Next Generation Networks

Within recent years, the concept of Next Generation Networks (NGN) has become widely accepted within the telecommunication area, in parallel with the migration of telecommunication networks from traditional circuit-switched technologies such as ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) towards packet-switched NGN. In this context, SIP (Session Initiation Protocol), originally developed for Internet use only, has emerged as the major signalling protocol for multimedia sessions in IP (Internet Protocol) based NGN. One of the traditional limitations of IP when faced with the challenges of real-time communications is the lack of quality support at the network layer. In line with NGN specification work, international standardisation bodies have defined a sophisticated QoS (Quality of Service) architecture for NGN, controlling IP transport resources and conventional IP QoS mechanisms through centralised higher layer network elements via cross-layer signalling. Being able to centrally control QoS conditions for any media session in NGN without the imperative of a cross-layer approach would result in a feasible and less complex NGN architecture. Especially the demand for additional network elements would be decreased, resulting in the reduction of system and operational costs in both, service and transport infrastructure. This thesis proposes a novel framework for QoS optimisation for media sessions in SIP-based NGN without the need for cross-layer signalling. One key contribution of the framework is the approach to identify and logically group media sessions that encounter similar QoS conditions, which is performed by applying pattern recognition and clustering techniques. Based on this novel methodology, the framework provides functions and mechanisms for comprehensive resource-saving QoS estimation, adaptation of QoS conditions, and support of Call Admission Control. The framework can be integrated with any arbitrary SIP-IP-based real-time communication infrastructure, since it does not require access to any particular QoS control or monitoring functionalities provided within the IP transport network. The proposed framework concept has been deployed and validated in a prototypical simulation environment. Simulation results show MOS (Mean Opinion Score) improvement rates between 53 and 66 percent without any active control of transport network resources. Overall, the proposed framework comes as an effective concept for central controlled QoS optimisation in NGN without the need for cross-layer signalling. As such, by either being run stand-alone or combined with conventional QoS control mechanisms, the framework provides a comprehensive basis for both the reduction of complexity and mitigation of issues coming along with QoS provision in NGN

Resource management in differentiated services networks

Abstract: The Differentiated services architecture (diffserv) proposed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) [1] provides service differentiation in the Internet in an efficient and scalable manner. The central idea of diffserv is that the Type Of Service field (TOS) in the IPv4 header can be used to prioritize traffic in an aggregated manner. In this paper we work on the resource management implementation issues required to support a wide variety of Quality of Service (QoS) traffic streams having different parameters. A well known problem with diffserv [2, 3] is that, being based on aggregate streams, it currently does not support end-to-end QoS. We believe our approach to diffserv can help to achieve dynamically allocated end-to-end QoS using a Bandwidth Broker (BB) architecture. We consider our resource management scheme to be simple and well suited to implementation in a diffserv internet of multiple domains. Bandwidth Brokers (BB) in each domain are the point of control for various activities performed within and between the domains

Trio - a scheme for active resource management in differentiated services networks

Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to [email protected], referencing the URI of the item.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 41-43).Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.Differentiated services architecture is receiving wide attention as a scalable mechanism for providing different levels of Quality-of-Service (QOS).Recent studies, both analytical and simulation-based, have shown that the provided bandwidth in such an architecture may differ from the contracted rates.In this paper, we propose an active resource management approach that brings the provided service closer to the target rates. The proposed approach, SACRIO, actively allocates available excess bandwidth through localized packet remarking within a router. It is shown that SACRIO is simple to implement within the diff-serv architecture. It is also shown that the packet handling cost remains O(1) with SACRIO. SACRIO is shown to be quite effective through simulations

Trio - A Scheme For Active Resource Management In Differentiated Services Networks

Differentiated services architecture is receiving wide attention as a scalable mechanism for providing different levels of Quality-of-Service (QOS). Recent studies, both analytical and simulation-based, have shown that the provided bandwidth in such an architecture may differ from the contracted rates. In this paper, we propose an active resource management approach that brings the provided service closer to the target rates. The proposed approach, SACRIO, actively allocates available excess bandwidth through localized packet remarking within a router. It is shown that SACRIO is simple to implement within the diff-serv architecture. It is also shown that the packet handling cost remains O(1) with SACRIO. SACRIO is shown to be quite effective through simulations