QoEMultiSDN: Management of Multimedia Services Using MPTCP/SR in Softwarized and Virtualized Networks
5G networks are set to empower new user experiences for multimedia streaming services by offering high data rates and low latency. The rapid growth of multimedia services, such as video streaming services over future softwarized 5G networks, poses great challenges for both service providers and netw...
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| author | Alcardo Alex Barakabitze Is-Haka Mkwawa Andrew Hines Lingfen Sun Emmanuel Ifeachor |
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| description | 5G networks are set to empower new user experiences for multimedia streaming services by offering high data rates and low latency. The rapid growth of multimedia services, such as video streaming services over future softwarized 5G networks, poses great challenges for both service providers and network operators regarding service provisioning with high Quality of Experience (QoE). Network evolution towards Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) provides new opportunities to develop innovative ways to address the challenges. In this article, we present a novel QoE-aware management scheme based on SDN/NFV by utilizing Multi-Path-TCP/Segment-Routing (MPTCP/SR) techniques and exploring information from both the network and client. The new scheme, entitled QoEMultiSDN, provides an optimized end-to-end QoE for multimedia service delivery. QoEMultiSDN employs two novel strategies to achieve this: (a) QoE-based multisource routing and QoE optimization, and (b) multipath protection and dynamic link-failure-free mechanisms. We implemented the proposed scheme over SDN through Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH) experiments using Mininet, POX and OpenDaylight controllers, and compared its performance with MPTCP and regular TCP. Experimental results indicate that the QoEMultiSDN outperforms others in terms of system throughput, failure recovery time and the QoE of the end-user. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9c00c8c255e54dd18f806b3c2b92bce22025-08-20T03:55:48ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362025-01-011312315112316810.1109/ACCESS.2020.30399539266037QoEMultiSDN: Management of Multimedia Services Using MPTCP/SR in Softwarized and Virtualized NetworksAlcardo Alex Barakabitze0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8960-8415Is-Haka Mkwawa1Andrew Hines2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9636-2556Lingfen Sun3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9921-2817Emmanuel Ifeachor4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8362-6292School of Engineering, Computing, and Mathematics, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, U.K.School of Engineering, Computing, and Mathematics, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, U.K.School of Computer Science, University College Dublin, Dublin4, IrelandSchool of Engineering, Computing, and Mathematics, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, U.K.School of Engineering, Computing, and Mathematics, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, U.K.5G networks are set to empower new user experiences for multimedia streaming services by offering high data rates and low latency. The rapid growth of multimedia services, such as video streaming services over future softwarized 5G networks, poses great challenges for both service providers and network operators regarding service provisioning with high Quality of Experience (QoE). Network evolution towards Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) provides new opportunities to develop innovative ways to address the challenges. In this article, we present a novel QoE-aware management scheme based on SDN/NFV by utilizing Multi-Path-TCP/Segment-Routing (MPTCP/SR) techniques and exploring information from both the network and client. The new scheme, entitled QoEMultiSDN, provides an optimized end-to-end QoE for multimedia service delivery. QoEMultiSDN employs two novel strategies to achieve this: (a) QoE-based multisource routing and QoE optimization, and (b) multipath protection and dynamic link-failure-free mechanisms. We implemented the proposed scheme over SDN through Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH) experiments using Mininet, POX and OpenDaylight controllers, and compared its performance with MPTCP and regular TCP. Experimental results indicate that the QoEMultiSDN outperforms others in terms of system throughput, failure recovery time and the QoE of the end-user.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9266037/SDNNFVQoEMPTCPsegment routingmultimedia services and applications |
| spellingShingle | Alcardo Alex Barakabitze Is-Haka Mkwawa Andrew Hines Lingfen Sun Emmanuel Ifeachor QoEMultiSDN: Management of Multimedia Services Using MPTCP/SR in Softwarized and Virtualized Networks IEEE Access SDN NFV QoE MPTCP segment routing multimedia services and applications |
| title | QoEMultiSDN: Management of Multimedia Services Using MPTCP/SR in Softwarized and Virtualized Networks |
| title_full | QoEMultiSDN: Management of Multimedia Services Using MPTCP/SR in Softwarized and Virtualized Networks |
| title_fullStr | QoEMultiSDN: Management of Multimedia Services Using MPTCP/SR in Softwarized and Virtualized Networks |
| title_full_unstemmed | QoEMultiSDN: Management of Multimedia Services Using MPTCP/SR in Softwarized and Virtualized Networks |
| title_short | QoEMultiSDN: Management of Multimedia Services Using MPTCP/SR in Softwarized and Virtualized Networks |
| title_sort | qoemultisdn management of multimedia services using mptcp sr in softwarized and virtualized networks |
| topic | SDN NFV QoE MPTCP segment routing multimedia services and applications |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9266037/ |
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