EU FP7 SmartenIT

SmartenIT: Socially-aware Management of New Overlay Application Traffic combined with Energy Efficiency in the Internet

FP7 Research Project financed by EC as STREP No. 317846

Head	Florian Wamser

Researchers	Valentin Burger
	Michael Seufert
	Tobias Hoßfeld

Summary

The Internet has seen a strong move to support overlay applications, which demand a coherent and integrated control in underlying heterogeneous networks in a scalable, resilient, and energy-efficient manner. A tighter integration of network management and overlay service functionality can lead to cross-layer optimization of operations and management, thus, being a promising approach to offer a large business potential in operational perspectives for all players involved. Therefore, SmartenIT (Socially-aware Management of New Overlay Application Traffic combined with Energy Efficiency in the Internet) targets at an incentive-compatible cross-layer network management for providers of overlay-based application (e.g., cloud applications, content delivery, and social networks), network providers, and end-users to ensure a QoE-awareness, by addressing accordingly load and traffic patterns or special application requirements, and exploiting at the same time social awareness (in terms of user relations and interests). Moreover, energy efficiency with respect to both end-user devices and underlying networking infrastructure is tackled to ensure an operationally efficient management. Incentive-compatible network management mechanisms for improving metrics on an inter-domain basis for ISPs serve as the major mechanism to deal with and investigate real-life scenarios.

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Identifying QoE Optimal Adaptation of HTTP Adaptive Streaming Based on Subjective Studies. Hoßfeld, Tobias; Seufert, Michael; Sieber, Christian; Zinner, Thomas; Tran-Gia, Phuoc. In Computer Networks, 81, pp. 320–332. 2015.
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HTTP Adaptive Streaming (HAS) technologies, e.g., Apple HLS or MPEG-DASH, automatically adapt the delivered video quality to the available network. This reduces stalling of the video but additionally introduces quality switches, which also influence the user-perceived Quality of Experience (QoE). In this work, we conduct a subjective study to identify the impact of adaptation parameters on QoE. The results indicate that the video quality has to be maximized first, and that the number of quality switches is less important. Based on these results, a method to compute the optimal QoE-optimal adaptation strategy for HAS on a per user basis with mixed-integer linear programming is presented. This QoE-optimal adaptation enables the benchmarking of existing adaptation algorithms for any given network condition. Moreover, the investigated concept is extended to a multi-user IPTV scenario. The question is answered whether video quality, and thereby, the QoE can be shared in a fair manner among the involved users.

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A Survey on Quality of Experience of HTTP Adaptive Streaming. Seufert, Michael; Egger, Sebastian; Slanina, Martin; Zinner, Thomas; Hoßfeld, Tobias; Tran-Gia, Phuoc. In IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, 17, pp. 469–492. 2015.
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Changing network conditions pose severe problems to video streaming in the Internet. HTTP adaptive streaming (HAS) is a technology employed by numerous video services which relieves these issues by adapting the video to the current network conditions. It enables service providers to improve resource utilization and Quality of Experience (QoE) by incorporating information from different layers in order to deliver and adapt a video in its best possible quality. Thereby, it allows to take into account end user device capabilities, available video quality levels, current network conditions, and current server load. For end users, the major benefits of HAS compared to classical HTTP video streaming are reduced interruptions of the video playback and higher bandwidth utilization, which both generally result in a higher QoE. Adaptation is possible by changing the frame rate, resolution, or quantization of the video, which can be done with various adaptation strategies and related client- and server-side actions. The technical development of HAS, existing open standardized solutions, but also proprietary solutions are reviewed in this article as fundament to derive the QoE influence factors which emerge as a result of adaptation. The main contribution is a comprehensive survey of QoE related works from human computer interaction and networking domains which are structured according to the QoE impact of video adaptation. To be more precise, subjective studies which cover QoE aspects of adaptation dimensions and strategies are revisited. As a result, QoE influence factors of HAS and corresponding QoE models are identified, but also open issues and conflicting results are discussed. Furthermore, technical influence factors, which are often ignored in the context of HAS, affect perceptual QoE influence factors and are consequently analyzed. This survey gives the reader an overview of the current state of the art and recent developments. At the same time it targets networking researchers who develop new solutions for HTTP video streaming or assess video streaming from a user centric point of view. Therefore, the article is a major step towards truly improving HAS.

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Close to Optimum? User-centric Evaluation of Adaptation Logics for HTTP Adaptive Streaming. Hoßfeld, Tobias; Seufert, Michael; Sieber, Christian; Zinner, Thomas; Tran-Gia, Phuoc. In PIK - Praxis der Informationsverarbeitung und Kommunikation, 37, pp. 275–285. 2014.
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HTTP Adaptive Streaming (HAS) is the de-facto standard for over-the-top (OTT) video streaming services. It allows to react to fluctuating network conditions on short time scales by adapting the video bit rate in order to avoid stalling of the video playback. With HAS the video content is split into small segments of a few seconds playtime each, which are available in different bit rates, i.e., quality level representations. Depending on the current conditions, the adaptation algorithm on the client side chooses the appropriate quality level and downloads the respective segment. This allows to avoid stalling, which is seen as the worst possible disturbance of HTTP video streaming, to the most possible extend. Nevertheless, the user perceived Quality of Experience (QoE) may be affected, namely by playing back lower qualities and by switching between different qualities. Therefore, adaptation algorithms are desired which maximize the user’sQoEfor the currently available network resources. Many downloading strategies have been proposed in literature, but a solid user-centric comparison of these mechanisms among each other and with the global optimum is missing. The major contributions of this work are as follows. A proper analysis of the influence of quality switches and played out representations on QoE is conducted by means of subjective user studies. The results suggest that, in order to optimize QoE, first, the quality level of the video stream has to be maximized and second, the number of quality switches should be minimized. Based on our findings, a QoEoptimization problem is formulated and the performance of our proposed algorithm is compared to other algorithms and to the QoE-optimal adaptation.

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Interfaces, Attributes, and Use Cases: A Compass for SDN. Jarschel, Michael; Zinner, Thomas; Hoßfeld, Tobias; Tran-Gia, Phuoc; Kellerer, Wolfgang. In IEEE Communications Magazine, 52, pp. 210–217. 2014.
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The term Software Defined Networking (SDN) is prevalent in today’s discussion about future communication networks. As with any new term or paradigm, however, no consistent definition regarding this technology has formed. The fragmented view on SDN results in legacy products being passed off by equipment vendors as SDN, academics mixing up the attributes of SDN with those of network virtualization, and users not fully understanding the benefits. Therefore, establishing SDN as a widely adopted technology beyond laboratories and insular deployments requires a compass to navigate the multitude of ideas and concepts that make up SDN today. The contribution of this article represents an important step toward such an instrument. It gives a thorough definition of SDN and its interfaces as well as a list of its key attributes. Furthermore, a mapping of interfaces and attributes to SDN use cases is provided, highlighting the relevance of the interfaces and attributes for each scenario. This compass gives guidance to a potential adopter of SDN on whether SDN is in fact the right technology for a specific use case.

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On the computation of entropy production in stationary social networks. Hoßfeld, Tobias; Burger, Valentin; Hinrichsen, Haye; Hirth, Matthias; Tran-Gia, Phuoc. In Social Network Analysis and Mining, 4. 2014.
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Completing their initial phase of rapid growth, social networks are expected to reach a plateau from where on they are in a statistically stationary state. Such stationary conditions may have different dynamical properties. For example, if each message in a network is followed by a reply in opposite direction, the dynamics is locally balanced. Otherwise, if messages are ignored or forwarded to a different user, one may reach a stationary state with a directed flow of information. To distinguish between the two situations, we propose a quantity called entropy production that was introduced in statistical physics as a measure for non-vanishing probability currents in nonequilibrium stationary states. The proposed quantity closes a gap for characterizing online social networks. As major contribution, we show the relation and difference between entropy production and existing metrics. The comparison shows that computational intensive metrics like centrality can be approximated by entropy production for typical online social networks. To compute the entropy production from real-world measurements, the need for Bayesian inference and the limits of naïve estimates for those probability currents are shown. As further contribution, a general scheme is presented to measure the entropy production in small-world networks using Bayesian inference. The scheme is then applied for a specific example of the R mailing list.

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Socially-Aware Traffic Management. Seufert, Michael; Darzanos, George; Papafili, Ioanna; Łapacz, Roman; Burger, Valentin; Hoßfeld, Tobias. In Socioinformatics - The Social Impact of Interactions between Humans and IT, K. Zweig, W. Neuser, V. Pipek, M. Rohde, I. Scholtes (eds.). Springer International Publishing, 2014.
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Socially-aware traffic management utilizes social information to optimize traffic management in the Internet in terms of traffic load, energy consumption, or end user satisfaction. Several use cases can benefit from socially-aware traffic management and the performance of overlay applications can be enhanced. We present existing use cases and their socially-aware approaches and solutions, but also raise discussions on additional benefits from the integration of social information into traffic management as well as practical aspects in this domain.

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Towards a Socially-Aware Management of New Overlay Application Traffic Combined with Energy Efficiency in the Internet (SmartenIT). Stiller, Burkhard; Hausheer, David; Hoßfeld, Tobias. In The Future Internet, A. G. Alex Galis (ed.). Springer, LNCS 7858, 2013.
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The Internet has seen a strong move to support overlay applications, which demand a coherent and integrated control in underlying heterogeneous networks in a scalable, resilient, and energy-efficient manner. A tighter integration of network management and overlay service functionality can lead to cross-layer optimization of operations and management, which is a promising approach as it offers a large business potential in operational perspectives for all players involved. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to present SmartenIT (Socially-aware Management of New Overlay Application Traffic combined with Energy Efficiency in the Internet), which targets at an incentive-compatible cross-layer network management for providers of overlay-based application (e.g., cloud applications, content delivery, and social networks), network providers, and end-users. The goal is to ensure a QoE-awareness, by addressing accordingly load and traffic patterns or special application requirements, and exploiting at the same time social awareness (in terms of user relations and interests). Moreover, energy efficiency with respect to both end-user devices and underlying networking infrastructure is tackled to ensure an operationally efficient management. Incentive-compatible network management mechanisms for improving metrics on an inter-domain basis for ISPs serve as the major mechanism to deal with and investigate real-life scenarios.

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Evaluating the Impact of WiFi Offloading on Mobile Users of HTTP Adaptive Video Streaming. Seufert, Michael; Burger, Valentin; Kaup, Fabian. In 5th IEEE International Workshop on Quality of Experience for Multimedia Communications (QoEMC). Washington, DC, USA, 2016.
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In a recent trend to lessen the load on cellular networks in cities, users are offered to offload mobile connections to lower cost WiFi networks. In this work, we conduct a simulative performance evaluation of the impact of WiFi offloading for a mobile end user of a HTTP adaptive video streaming (HAS) service depending on availability and range of the WiFi hotspots. The simulation is based on connectivity measurements from a German city and evaluates the key performance indicators for the QoE of HAS, i.e., initial delay, stalling, and quality adaptation. Additionally, a smartphone energy model is applied to assess the energy consumption during the streaming. The results indicate that WiFi offloading of HAS connections to public WiFi hotspots is not attractive for end users both in terms of QoE and energy consumption. However, it can be shown that WiFi offloading can be beneficial also for end users in case high bandwidths can be received via WiFi.

@inproceedings{info3-inproceedings-2016-18, abstract = {In a recent trend to lessen the load on cellular networks in cities, users are offered to offload mobile connections to lower cost WiFi networks. In this work, we conduct a simulative performance evaluation of the impact of WiFi offloading for a mobile end user of a HTTP adaptive video streaming (HAS) service depending on availability and range of the WiFi hotspots. The simulation is based on connectivity measurements from a German city and evaluates the key performance indicators for the QoE of HAS, i.e., initial delay, stalling, and quality adaptation. Additionally, a smartphone energy model is applied to assess the energy consumption during the streaming. The results indicate that WiFi offloading of HAS connections to public WiFi hotspots is not attractive for end users both in terms of QoE and energy consumption. However, it can be shown that WiFi offloading can be beneficial also for end users in case high bandwidths can be received via WiFi.}, address = {Washington, DC, USA}, author = {Seufert, Michael and Burger, Valentin and Kaup, Fabian}, booktitle = {5th IEEE International Workshop on Quality of Experience for Multimedia Communications (QoEMC)}, keywords = {can}, month = 12, title = {Evaluating the Impact of WiFi Offloading on Mobile Users of HTTP Adaptive Video Streaming}, year = 2016 }

%0 Conference Paper %1 info3-inproceedings-2016-18 %A Seufert, Michael %A Burger, Valentin %A Kaup, Fabian %B 5th IEEE International Workshop on Quality of Experience for Multimedia Communications (QoEMC) %C Washington, DC, USA %D 2016 %T Evaluating the Impact of WiFi Offloading on Mobile Users of HTTP Adaptive Video Streaming %X In a recent trend to lessen the load on cellular networks in cities, users are offered to offload mobile connections to lower cost WiFi networks. In this work, we conduct a simulative performance evaluation of the impact of WiFi offloading for a mobile end user of a HTTP adaptive video streaming (HAS) service depending on availability and range of the WiFi hotspots. The simulation is based on connectivity measurements from a German city and evaluates the key performance indicators for the QoE of HAS, i.e., initial delay, stalling, and quality adaptation. Additionally, a smartphone energy model is applied to assess the energy consumption during the streaming. The results indicate that WiFi offloading of HAS connections to public WiFi hotspots is not attractive for end users both in terms of QoE and energy consumption. However, it can be shown that WiFi offloading can be beneficial also for end users in case high bandwidths can be received via WiFi.
Impact of Intermediate Layer on Quality of Experience of HTTP Adaptive Streaming. Seufert, Michael; Hoßfeld, Tobias; Sieber, Christian. In 11th International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM). Barcelona, Spain, 2015.
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HTTP Adaptive Streaming (HAS) adapts the video quality to the current network condition by switching between different quality layers. As HAS was shown to perform better than classical video streaming, it is becoming increasingly popular. Recent research showed that quality switch amplitude and time on layer have an impact on the Quality of Experience (QoE) of HAS. However, those studies focused only on adaptation between two layers so far. This work extends these findings by taking adaptation between three layers into account. Thereby, especially the impact of an intermediate layer on user perceived quality is investigated. Crowdsourcing experiments were conducted in order to collect subjective ratings for adaptation between three layers. The results indicate that the quality of each layer and the time on each layer are important QoE parameters. This encourages the usage of temporal pooling approaches for QoE prediction and QoE-aware traffic management. Therefore, mean pooling of per-frame metrics will be applied and its performance will be validated with the subjective crowdsourcing results.

@inproceedings{info3-inproceedings-2015-532, abstract = {HTTP Adaptive Streaming (HAS) adapts the video quality to the current network condition by switching between different quality layers. As HAS was shown to perform better than classical video streaming, it is becoming increasingly popular. Recent research showed that quality switch amplitude and time on layer have an impact on the Quality of Experience (QoE) of HAS. However, those studies focused only on adaptation between two layers so far. This work extends these findings by taking adaptation between three layers into account. Thereby, especially the impact of an intermediate layer on user perceived quality is investigated. Crowdsourcing experiments were conducted in order to collect subjective ratings for adaptation between three layers. The results indicate that the quality of each layer and the time on each layer are important QoE parameters. This encourages the usage of temporal pooling approaches for QoE prediction and QoE-aware traffic management. Therefore, mean pooling of per-frame metrics will be applied and its performance will be validated with the subjective crowdsourcing results.}, address = {Barcelona, Spain}, author = {Seufert, Michael and Hoßfeld, Tobias and Sieber, Christian}, booktitle = {11th International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM)}, keywords = {can}, month = 11, title = {Impact of Intermediate Layer on Quality of Experience of HTTP Adaptive Streaming}, year = 2015 }

%0 Conference Paper %1 info3-inproceedings-2015-532 %A Seufert, Michael %A Hoßfeld, Tobias %A Sieber, Christian %B 11th International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM) %C Barcelona, Spain %D 2015 %T Impact of Intermediate Layer on Quality of Experience of HTTP Adaptive Streaming %X HTTP Adaptive Streaming (HAS) adapts the video quality to the current network condition by switching between different quality layers. As HAS was shown to perform better than classical video streaming, it is becoming increasingly popular. Recent research showed that quality switch amplitude and time on layer have an impact on the Quality of Experience (QoE) of HAS. However, those studies focused only on adaptation between two layers so far. This work extends these findings by taking adaptation between three layers into account. Thereby, especially the impact of an intermediate layer on user perceived quality is investigated. Crowdsourcing experiments were conducted in order to collect subjective ratings for adaptation between three layers. The results indicate that the quality of each layer and the time on each layer are important QoE parameters. This encourages the usage of temporal pooling approaches for QoE prediction and QoE-aware traffic management. Therefore, mean pooling of per-frame metrics will be applied and its performance will be validated with the subjective crowdsourcing results.
Trade-Off between QoE and Operational Cost in Edge Resource Supported Video Streaming. Burger, Valentin; Darzanos, George; Papafili, Ioanna; Seufert, Michael. In 10th International Conference on P2P, Parallel, Grid, Cloud and Internet Computing (3PGCIC). Krakow, Poland, 2015.
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The largest share of today`s consumer Internet traffic is video streaming and its demand on content delivery networks is continuously growing. To cope with the increasing demand of video streaming, recent work proposes mitigating end-user equipment to support content delivery at the edge of the network. The throughput of end-user equipment supporting content delivery is limited by the uplink of the users Internet connection.Especially for video streaming insufficient throughput causes the video to stall and affects the Quality of Experience (QoE) of end-users.To prevent video streams from stalling, we consider a tiered caching architecture, which requests higher tier caches to support content delivery, if the uplink throughput drops below a certain threshold. We conduct a simulative performance evaluation of the mechanism to investigate its impact on the QoE of end-users. Our results show that especially if the upload bandwidth of end-user equipment is low the setting of the threshold has a high impact. This can be used by operators to achieve the desired trade-off between QoE and operational cost for cache resources.

@inproceedings{info3-inproceedings-2015-530, abstract = {The largest share of today`s consumer Internet traffic is video streaming and its demand on content delivery networks is continuously growing. To cope with the increasing demand of video streaming, recent work proposes mitigating end-user equipment to support content delivery at the edge of the network. The throughput of end-user equipment supporting content delivery is limited by the uplink of the users Internet connection.Especially for video streaming insufficient throughput causes the video to stall and affects the Quality of Experience (QoE) of end-users.To prevent video streams from stalling, we consider a tiered caching architecture, which requests higher tier caches to support content delivery, if the uplink throughput drops below a certain threshold. We conduct a simulative performance evaluation of the mechanism to investigate its impact on the QoE of end-users. Our results show that especially if the upload bandwidth of end-user equipment is low the setting of the threshold has a high impact. This can be used by operators to achieve the desired trade-off between QoE and operational cost for cache resources.}, address = {Krakow, Poland}, author = {Burger, Valentin and Darzanos, George and Papafili, Ioanna and Seufert, Michael}, booktitle = {10th International Conference on P2P, Parallel, Grid, Cloud and Internet Computing (3PGCIC)}, keywords = {can}, month = 11, title = {Trade-Off between QoE and Operational Cost in Edge Resource Supported Video Streaming}, year = 2015 }

%0 Conference Paper %1 info3-inproceedings-2015-530 %A Burger, Valentin %A Darzanos, George %A Papafili, Ioanna %A Seufert, Michael %B 10th International Conference on P2P, Parallel, Grid, Cloud and Internet Computing (3PGCIC) %C Krakow, Poland %D 2015 %T Trade-Off between QoE and Operational Cost in Edge Resource Supported Video Streaming %X The largest share of today`s consumer Internet traffic is video streaming and its demand on content delivery networks is continuously growing. To cope with the increasing demand of video streaming, recent work proposes mitigating end-user equipment to support content delivery at the edge of the network. The throughput of end-user equipment supporting content delivery is limited by the uplink of the users Internet connection.Especially for video streaming insufficient throughput causes the video to stall and affects the Quality of Experience (QoE) of end-users.To prevent video streams from stalling, we consider a tiered caching architecture, which requests higher tier caches to support content delivery, if the uplink throughput drops below a certain threshold. We conduct a simulative performance evaluation of the mechanism to investigate its impact on the QoE of end-users. Our results show that especially if the upload bandwidth of end-user equipment is low the setting of the threshold has a high impact. This can be used by operators to achieve the desired trade-off between QoE and operational cost for cache resources.
Augmenting Home Routers for Socially-Aware Traffic Management. Lareida, Andri; Petropoulos, George; Burger, Valentin; Seufert, Michael; Soursos, Sergios; Stiller, Burkhard. In 40th Annual IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN). Clearwater Beach, FL, USA, 2015.
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Mobile users' Quality-of-Experience (QoE) is degrading as network usage increases while Internet Service Providers (ISP) face increased inter-domain traffic. This paper presents a network traffic management mechanism, named RB-HORST, addressing these inefficiencies. RB-HORST exploits home routers by using them as caches and forming an overlay network between them to transfer content. To shift traffic from peak hours, RB-HORST employs predictions based on social network properties and based on similarity in the overlay network. To further improve user QoE, home routers allow trusted mobile devices to offload their mobile connection to the local WiFi. Simulation results show that an overlay is imperative for the success of the proposed caching mechanism. Especially ISPs with a large number of customers can benefit if only every thousandth user shares its router, reducing inter-domain traffic by half and superseding an ISP operated cache. The presented implementation proves that the concept is technically feasible and can be deployed and run on constrained devices.

@inproceedings{info3-inproceedings-2015-518, abstract = {Mobile users' Quality-of-Experience (QoE) is degrading as network usage increases while Internet Service Providers (ISP) face increased inter-domain traffic. This paper presents a network traffic management mechanism, named RB-HORST, addressing these inefficiencies. RB-HORST exploits home routers by using them as caches and forming an overlay network between them to transfer content. To shift traffic from peak hours, RB-HORST employs predictions based on social network properties and based on similarity in the overlay network. To further improve user QoE, home routers allow trusted mobile devices to offload their mobile connection to the local WiFi. Simulation results show that an overlay is imperative for the success of the proposed caching mechanism. Especially ISPs with a large number of customers can benefit if only every thousandth user shares its router, reducing inter-domain traffic by half and superseding an ISP operated cache. The presented implementation proves that the concept is technically feasible and can be deployed and run on constrained devices.}, address = {Clearwater Beach, FL, USA}, author = {Lareida, Andri and Petropoulos, George and Burger, Valentin and Seufert, Michael and Soursos, Sergios and Stiller, Burkhard}, booktitle = {40th Annual IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN)}, keywords = {smartenit}, month = 10, title = {Augmenting Home Routers for Socially-Aware Traffic Management}, year = 2015 }

%0 Conference Paper %1 info3-inproceedings-2015-518 %A Lareida, Andri %A Petropoulos, George %A Burger, Valentin %A Seufert, Michael %A Soursos, Sergios %A Stiller, Burkhard %B 40th Annual IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN) %C Clearwater Beach, FL, USA %D 2015 %T Augmenting Home Routers for Socially-Aware Traffic Management %X Mobile users' Quality-of-Experience (QoE) is degrading as network usage increases while Internet Service Providers (ISP) face increased inter-domain traffic. This paper presents a network traffic management mechanism, named RB-HORST, addressing these inefficiencies. RB-HORST exploits home routers by using them as caches and forming an overlay network between them to transfer content. To shift traffic from peak hours, RB-HORST employs predictions based on social network properties and based on similarity in the overlay network. To further improve user QoE, home routers allow trusted mobile devices to offload their mobile connection to the local WiFi. Simulation results show that an overlay is imperative for the success of the proposed caching mechanism. Especially ISPs with a large number of customers can benefit if only every thousandth user shares its router, reducing inter-domain traffic by half and superseding an ISP operated cache. The presented implementation proves that the concept is technically feasible and can be deployed and run on constrained devices.
Energy Considerations for WiFi Offloading of Video Streaming. Burger, Valentin; Kaup, Fabian; Seufert, Michael; Wichtlhuber, Matthias; Hausheer, David; Tran-Gia, Phuoc. In 7th EAI International Conference on Mobile Networks and Management (MONAMI). Santander, Spain, 2015.
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The load on cellular networks is constantly increasing. Especially video streaming applications, whose demands and requirements keep growing, put high loads on cellular networks. A solution to mitigate the cellular load in urban environments is offloading mobile connections to WiFi access points, which is followed by many providers recently. Because of the large number of mobile users and devices there is also a high potential to save energy by WiFi offloading. In this work, we develop a model to assess the energy consumption of mobile devices during video sessions. We evaluate the potential of WiFi offloading in an urban environment and the implications of offloading connections on energy consumption of mobile devices. Our results show that, although WiFi is more energy efficient than 3G and 4G for equal data rates, the energy consumption increases with the amount of connections offloaded to WiFi, due to poor data rates obtained for WiFi in the streets. This suggests further deployment of WiFi access points or WiFi sharing incentives to increase data rates for WiFi and energy efficiency of mobile access.

@inproceedings{info3-inproceedings-2015-524, abstract = {The load on cellular networks is constantly increasing. Especially video streaming applications, whose demands and requirements keep growing, put high loads on cellular networks. A solution to mitigate the cellular load in urban environments is offloading mobile connections to WiFi access points, which is followed by many providers recently. Because of the large number of mobile users and devices there is also a high potential to save energy by WiFi offloading. In this work, we develop a model to assess the energy consumption of mobile devices during video sessions. We evaluate the potential of WiFi offloading in an urban environment and the implications of offloading connections on energy consumption of mobile devices. Our results show that, although WiFi is more energy efficient than 3G and 4G for equal data rates, the energy consumption increases with the amount of connections offloaded to WiFi, due to poor data rates obtained for WiFi in the streets. This suggests further deployment of WiFi access points or WiFi sharing incentives to increase data rates for WiFi and energy efficiency of mobile access.}, address = {Santander, Spain}, author = {Burger, Valentin and Kaup, Fabian and Seufert, Michael and Wichtlhuber, Matthias and Hausheer, David and Tran-Gia, Phuoc}, booktitle = {7th EAI International Conference on Mobile Networks and Management (MONAMI)}, keywords = {smartenit}, month = {09}, title = {Energy Considerations for WiFi Offloading of Video Streaming}, year = 2015 }

%0 Conference Paper %1 info3-inproceedings-2015-524 %A Burger, Valentin %A Kaup, Fabian %A Seufert, Michael %A Wichtlhuber, Matthias %A Hausheer, David %A Tran-Gia, Phuoc %B 7th EAI International Conference on Mobile Networks and Management (MONAMI) %C Santander, Spain %D 2015 %T Energy Considerations for WiFi Offloading of Video Streaming %X The load on cellular networks is constantly increasing. Especially video streaming applications, whose demands and requirements keep growing, put high loads on cellular networks. A solution to mitigate the cellular load in urban environments is offloading mobile connections to WiFi access points, which is followed by many providers recently. Because of the large number of mobile users and devices there is also a high potential to save energy by WiFi offloading. In this work, we develop a model to assess the energy consumption of mobile devices during video sessions. We evaluate the potential of WiFi offloading in an urban environment and the implications of offloading connections on energy consumption of mobile devices. Our results show that, although WiFi is more energy efficient than 3G and 4G for equal data rates, the energy consumption increases with the amount of connections offloaded to WiFi, due to poor data rates obtained for WiFi in the streets. This suggests further deployment of WiFi access points or WiFi sharing incentives to increase data rates for WiFi and energy efficiency of mobile access.
Analysis of Group-based Communication in WhatsApp. Seufert, Michael; Schwind, Anika; Hoßfeld, Tobias; Tran-Gia, Phuoc. In 7th EAI International Conference on Mobile Networks and Management (MONAMI). Santander, Spain, 2015.
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This work investigates group-based communication in WhatsApp based on a survey and the analysis of messaging logs. The characteristics of WhatsApp group chats in terms of usage and topics are outlined. We present a classification based on the topic of the group and classify anonymized messaging logs based on message statistics. Finally, we model WhatsApp group communication with a semi-Markov process, which can be used to generate network traffic similar to real messaging logs.

@inproceedings{info3-inproceedings-2015-523, abstract = {This work investigates group-based communication in WhatsApp based on a survey and the analysis of messaging logs. The characteristics of WhatsApp group chats in terms of usage and topics are outlined. We present a classification based on the topic of the group and classify anonymized messaging logs based on message statistics. Finally, we model WhatsApp group communication with a semi-Markov process, which can be used to generate network traffic similar to real messaging logs.}, address = {Santander, Spain}, author = {Seufert, Michael and Schwind, Anika and Hoßfeld, Tobias and Tran-Gia, Phuoc}, booktitle = {7th EAI International Conference on Mobile Networks and Management (MONAMI)}, keywords = {smartenit}, month = {09}, title = {Analysis of Group-based Communication in WhatsApp}, year = 2015 }

%0 Conference Paper %1 info3-inproceedings-2015-523 %A Seufert, Michael %A Schwind, Anika %A Hoßfeld, Tobias %A Tran-Gia, Phuoc %B 7th EAI International Conference on Mobile Networks and Management (MONAMI) %C Santander, Spain %D 2015 %T Analysis of Group-based Communication in WhatsApp %X This work investigates group-based communication in WhatsApp based on a survey and the analysis of messaging logs. The characteristics of WhatsApp group chats in terms of usage and topics are outlined. We present a classification based on the topic of the group and classify anonymized messaging logs based on message statistics. Finally, we model WhatsApp group communication with a semi-Markov process, which can be used to generate network traffic similar to real messaging logs.
Impact of WiFi Offloading on Video Streaming QoE in Urban Environments. Burger, Valentin; Seufert, Michael; Kaup, Fabian; Wichtlhuber, Matthias; Hausheer, David; Tran-Gia, Phuoc. In IEEE Workshop on Quality of Experience-based Management for Future Internet Applications and Services (QoE-FI). London, UK, 2015.
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Video streaming is the most popular application in today's mobile Internet and its growing demands and popularity put more and more load on cellular networks. In a recent trend to mitigate the cellular load, followed by many providers, users are offered to offload mobile connections to WiFi hotspots, which are predominately deployed in urban environments. In this work, we conduct a simulative performance evaluation of the impact of WiFi offloading on the Quality of Experience (QoE) of video streaming. The evaluation is based on connectivity measurements from a German city and uses a simple QoE model for estimating the perceived quality of video streaming. Our findings show that, despite its benefits for operators, offloading to WiFi has a negative impact on video streaming QoE for some users when 3G/4G coverage is available. Only in the case of 2G coverage, WiFi offloading can significantly improve the perceived quality for users.

@inproceedings{info3-inproceedings-2015-511, abstract = {Video streaming is the most popular application in today's mobile Internet and its growing demands and popularity put more and more load on cellular networks. In a recent trend to mitigate the cellular load, followed by many providers, users are offered to offload mobile connections to WiFi hotspots, which are predominately deployed in urban environments. In this work, we conduct a simulative performance evaluation of the impact of WiFi offloading on the Quality of Experience (QoE) of video streaming. The evaluation is based on connectivity measurements from a German city and uses a simple QoE model for estimating the perceived quality of video streaming. Our findings show that, despite its benefits for operators, offloading to WiFi has a negative impact on video streaming QoE for some users when 3G/4G coverage is available. Only in the case of 2G coverage, WiFi offloading can significantly improve the perceived quality for users.}, address = {London, UK}, author = {Burger, Valentin and Seufert, Michael and Kaup, Fabian and Wichtlhuber, Matthias and Hausheer, David and Tran-Gia, Phuoc}, booktitle = {IEEE Workshop on Quality of Experience-based Management for Future Internet Applications and Services (QoE-FI)}, keywords = {smartenit}, month = {06}, title = {Impact of WiFi Offloading on Video Streaming QoE in Urban Environments}, year = 2015 }

%0 Conference Paper %1 info3-inproceedings-2015-511 %A Burger, Valentin %A Seufert, Michael %A Kaup, Fabian %A Wichtlhuber, Matthias %A Hausheer, David %A Tran-Gia, Phuoc %B IEEE Workshop on Quality of Experience-based Management for Future Internet Applications and Services (QoE-FI) %C London, UK %D 2015 %T Impact of WiFi Offloading on Video Streaming QoE in Urban Environments %X Video streaming is the most popular application in today's mobile Internet and its growing demands and popularity put more and more load on cellular networks. In a recent trend to mitigate the cellular load, followed by many providers, users are offered to offload mobile connections to WiFi hotspots, which are predominately deployed in urban environments. In this work, we conduct a simulative performance evaluation of the impact of WiFi offloading on the Quality of Experience (QoE) of video streaming. The evaluation is based on connectivity measurements from a German city and uses a simple QoE model for estimating the perceived quality of video streaming. Our findings show that, despite its benefits for operators, offloading to WiFi has a negative impact on video streaming QoE for some users when 3G/4G coverage is available. Only in the case of 2G coverage, WiFi offloading can significantly improve the perceived quality for users.
Utilizing Home Router Caches to Augment CDNs towards Information-Centric Networking. Seufert, Michael; Burger, Valentin; Wamser, Florian; Tran-Gia, Phuoc; Moldovan, Christian; Hoßfeld, Tobias. In European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC). Paris, France, 2015.
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To implement improved Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of Experience (QoE) management for content-heavy services like video streaming, content has to be moved closer to the edge. The concept of information-centric networking (ICN) would be a prospective enabler but is currently not practically feasible yet. We propose a hierarchical caching architecture utilizing caches on home routers to augment existing content delivery network (CDN) infrastructure. This approach can be implemented via Software-defined Networking (SDN) and brings current CDNs closer towards ICN. Based on a simulation study, we confirm that our approach is able to serve content more locally, which results in QoS and QoE benefits for end users as well as inter-domain traffic savings for network operators.

@inproceedings{info3-inproceedings-2015-514, abstract = {To implement improved Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of Experience (QoE) management for content-heavy services like video streaming, content has to be moved closer to the edge. The concept of information-centric networking (ICN) would be a prospective enabler but is currently not practically feasible yet. We propose a hierarchical caching architecture utilizing caches on home routers to augment existing content delivery network (CDN) infrastructure. This approach can be implemented via Software-defined Networking (SDN) and brings current CDNs closer towards ICN. Based on a simulation study, we confirm that our approach is able to serve content more locally, which results in QoS and QoE benefits for end users as well as inter-domain traffic savings for network operators.}, address = {Paris, France}, author = {Seufert, Michael and Burger, Valentin and Wamser, Florian and Tran-Gia, Phuoc and Moldovan, Christian and Hoßfeld, Tobias}, booktitle = {European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC)}, keywords = {can}, month = {06}, title = {Utilizing Home Router Caches to Augment CDNs towards Information-Centric Networking}, year = 2015 }

%0 Conference Paper %1 info3-inproceedings-2015-514 %A Seufert, Michael %A Burger, Valentin %A Wamser, Florian %A Tran-Gia, Phuoc %A Moldovan, Christian %A Hoßfeld, Tobias %B European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC) %C Paris, France %D 2015 %T Utilizing Home Router Caches to Augment CDNs towards Information-Centric Networking %X To implement improved Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of Experience (QoE) management for content-heavy services like video streaming, content has to be moved closer to the edge. The concept of information-centric networking (ICN) would be a prospective enabler but is currently not practically feasible yet. We propose a hierarchical caching architecture utilizing caches on home routers to augment existing content delivery network (CDN) infrastructure. This approach can be implemented via Software-defined Networking (SDN) and brings current CDNs closer towards ICN. Based on a simulation study, we confirm that our approach is able to serve content more locally, which results in QoS and QoE benefits for end users as well as inter-domain traffic savings for network operators.
QoE of YouTube Video Streaming for Current Internet Transport Protocols. Hoßfeld, Tobias; Schatz, Raimund; Krieger, Udo. In Measurement, Modelling and Evaluation of Computing Systems (MMB 2014). Bamberg, Germany, 2014.
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Video streaming currently dominates global Internet traffic and will be of even increasing importance in the future. In this paper we assess the impact of the underlying transport protocol on the user perceived quality for video streaming using YouTube as example. In particular, we investigate whether UDP or TCP fits better for Video-on-Demand delivery from the end user's perspective, when the video is transmitted over a bottleneck link. For UDP based streaming, the bottleneck link results in spatial and temporal video artifacts, decreasing the video quality. In contrast, in the case of TCP based streaming, the displayed content itself is not disturbed but playback suffers from stalling due to rebufferung. The results of subjective user studies for both scenarios are analyzed in order to assess the transport protocol influences on Quality of Experience of YouTube. To this end, application-level measurements are conducted for YouTube streaming over a network bottleneck in order to develop models for realistic stalling patterns. Furthermore, mapping functions are derived that accurately describe the relationship between network-level impairments and QoE for both protocols.

@inproceedings{info3-inproceedings-2014-485, abstract = {Video streaming currently dominates global Internet traffic and will be of even increasing importance in the future. In this paper we assess the impact of the underlying transport protocol on the user perceived quality for video streaming using YouTube as example. In particular, we investigate whether UDP or TCP fits better for Video-on-Demand delivery from the end user's perspective, when the video is transmitted over a bottleneck link. For UDP based streaming, the bottleneck link results in spatial and temporal video artifacts, decreasing the video quality. In contrast, in the case of TCP based streaming, the displayed content itself is not disturbed but playback suffers from stalling due to rebufferung. The results of subjective user studies for both scenarios are analyzed in order to assess the transport protocol influences on Quality of Experience of YouTube. To this end, application-level measurements are conducted for YouTube streaming over a network bottleneck in order to develop models for realistic stalling patterns. Furthermore, mapping functions are derived that accurately describe the relationship between network-level impairments and QoE for both protocols.}, address = {Bamberg, Germany}, author = {Hoßfeld, Tobias and Schatz, Raimund and Krieger, Udo}, booktitle = {Measurement, Modelling and Evaluation of Computing Systems (MMB 2014)}, keywords = {demobenefit}, month = {03}, title = {QoE of YouTube Video Streaming for Current Internet Transport Protocols}, year = 2014 }

%0 Conference Paper %1 info3-inproceedings-2014-485 %A Hoßfeld, Tobias %A Schatz, Raimund %A Krieger, Udo %B Measurement, Modelling and Evaluation of Computing Systems (MMB 2014) %C Bamberg, Germany %D 2014 %T QoE of YouTube Video Streaming for Current Internet Transport Protocols %X Video streaming currently dominates global Internet traffic and will be of even increasing importance in the future. In this paper we assess the impact of the underlying transport protocol on the user perceived quality for video streaming using YouTube as example. In particular, we investigate whether UDP or TCP fits better for Video-on-Demand delivery from the end user's perspective, when the video is transmitted over a bottleneck link. For UDP based streaming, the bottleneck link results in spatial and temporal video artifacts, decreasing the video quality. In contrast, in the case of TCP based streaming, the displayed content itself is not disturbed but playback suffers from stalling due to rebufferung. The results of subjective user studies for both scenarios are analyzed in order to assess the transport protocol influences on Quality of Experience of YouTube. To this end, application-level measurements are conducted for YouTube streaming over a network bottleneck in order to develop models for realistic stalling patterns. Furthermore, mapping functions are derived that accurately describe the relationship between network-level impairments and QoE for both protocols.
Increasing the Coverage of Vantage Points in Distributed Active Network Measurements by Crowdsourcing. Burger, Valentin; Hirth, Matthias; Schwartz, Christian; Hoßfeld, Tobias. In Measurement, Modelling and Evaluation of Computing Systems (MMB 2014). Bamberg, Germany, 2014.
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Internet video constitutes more than half of all consumer traffic. Most of the video traffic is delivered by content delivery networks (CDNs). The huge amount of traffic from video CDNs poses problems to access providers. To understand and monitor the impact of video traffic on access networks and the topology of CDNs, distributed active measurements are needed. Recently used measurement platforms are mainly hosted in National Research and Education Networks (NRENs). However, the view of these platforms on the CDN is very limited, since the coverage of NRENs is low in developing countries. Furthermore campus networks do not reflect the characteristics of end user access networks. We propose to use crowdsourcing to increase the coverage of vantage points in distributed active network measurements. In this study, we compare measurements of a global CDN conducted in PlanetLab with measurements assigned to workers of a crowdsourcing platform. Therewith, the coverage of vantage points and the sampled part of the global video CDN are analyzed. Our results show that the capability of PlanetLab to measure global CDNs is rather low, since the vast majority of requests is directed to the US. By using the crowdsourcing platform we obtain a diverse set of vantage points that reveals more than twice as many autonomous systems deploying video servers.

@inproceedings{info3-inproceedings-2014-486, abstract = {Internet video constitutes more than half of all consumer traffic. Most of the video traffic is delivered by content delivery networks (CDNs). The huge amount of traffic from video CDNs poses problems to access providers. To understand and monitor the impact of video traffic on access networks and the topology of CDNs, distributed active measurements are needed. Recently used measurement platforms are mainly hosted in National Research and Education Networks (NRENs). However, the view of these platforms on the CDN is very limited, since the coverage of NRENs is low in developing countries. Furthermore campus networks do not reflect the characteristics of end user access networks. We propose to use crowdsourcing to increase the coverage of vantage points in distributed active network measurements. In this study, we compare measurements of a global CDN conducted in PlanetLab with measurements assigned to workers of a crowdsourcing platform. Therewith, the coverage of vantage points and the sampled part of the global video CDN are analyzed. Our results show that the capability of PlanetLab to measure global CDNs is rather low, since the vast majority of requests is directed to the US. By using the crowdsourcing platform we obtain a diverse set of vantage points that reveals more than twice as many autonomous systems deploying video servers.}, address = {Bamberg, Germany}, author = {Burger, Valentin and Hirth, Matthias and Schwartz, Christian and Hoßfeld, Tobias}, booktitle = {Measurement, Modelling and Evaluation of Computing Systems (MMB 2014)}, keywords = {smartenit}, month = {03}, title = {Increasing the Coverage of Vantage Points in Distributed Active Network Measurements by Crowdsourcing}, year = 2014 }

%0 Conference Paper %1 info3-inproceedings-2014-486 %A Burger, Valentin %A Hirth, Matthias %A Schwartz, Christian %A Hoßfeld, Tobias %B Measurement, Modelling and Evaluation of Computing Systems (MMB 2014) %C Bamberg, Germany %D 2014 %T Increasing the Coverage of Vantage Points in Distributed Active Network Measurements by Crowdsourcing %X Internet video constitutes more than half of all consumer traffic. Most of the video traffic is delivered by content delivery networks (CDNs). The huge amount of traffic from video CDNs poses problems to access providers. To understand and monitor the impact of video traffic on access networks and the topology of CDNs, distributed active measurements are needed. Recently used measurement platforms are mainly hosted in National Research and Education Networks (NRENs). However, the view of these platforms on the CDN is very limited, since the coverage of NRENs is low in developing countries. Furthermore campus networks do not reflect the characteristics of end user access networks. We propose to use crowdsourcing to increase the coverage of vantage points in distributed active network measurements. In this study, we compare measurements of a global CDN conducted in PlanetLab with measurements assigned to workers of a crowdsourcing platform. Therewith, the coverage of vantage points and the sampled part of the global video CDN are analyzed. Our results show that the capability of PlanetLab to measure global CDNs is rather low, since the vast majority of requests is directed to the US. By using the crowdsourcing platform we obtain a diverse set of vantage points that reveals more than twice as many autonomous systems deploying video servers.
Performance Model for Waiting Times in Cloud File Synchronization Services. Schwartz, Christian; Hirth, Matthias; Hoßfeld, Tobias; Tran-Gia, Phuoc. In 26th International Teletraffic Congress (ITC). Karlskrona, Sweden, 2014.
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Over the last few years, the importance of cloud services for file synchronization has been increasing. With the release of network enabled cameras like Google Glass the trend of synchronizing new photos with the cloud has emerged as an important new use case for mobile networks. Multiple stakeholder are interested in optimizing this synchronization process according to different orthogonal metrics. The end user is interested in a fast synchronization of images as well as a low energy consumption of the client used for upload to the network. The network operator requires a low number of network connections per synchronization of a batch of images in order to reduce the signaling load of the mobile network. This paper answers the question if the goals of the stakeholders can be achieved by selecting an appropriate synchronization scheduling mechanism. Therefore, we first present a model for the waiting time of cloud file synchronization services. Second, we perform measurements on the popular Dropbox service to obtain parameters required in the model. Finally, we perform a parameter study over the considered mechanisms and parameters, suggest a preferable algorithm and identify trade-offs favorable for all stakeholders.

@inproceedings{info3-inproceedings-2014-495, abstract = {Over the last few years, the importance of cloud services for file synchronization has been increasing. With the release of network enabled cameras like Google Glass the trend of synchronizing new photos with the cloud has emerged as an important new use case for mobile networks. Multiple stakeholder are interested in optimizing this synchronization process according to different orthogonal metrics. The end user is interested in a fast synchronization of images as well as a low energy consumption of the client used for upload to the network. The network operator requires a low number of network connections per synchronization of a batch of images in order to reduce the signaling load of the mobile network. This paper answers the question if the goals of the stakeholders can be achieved by selecting an appropriate synchronization scheduling mechanism. Therefore, we first present a model for the waiting time of cloud file synchronization services. Second, we perform measurements on the popular Dropbox service to obtain parameters required in the model. Finally, we perform a parameter study over the considered mechanisms and parameters, suggest a preferable algorithm and identify trade-offs favorable for all stakeholders.}, address = {Karlskrona, Sweden}, author = {Schwartz, Christian and Hirth, Matthias and Hoßfeld, Tobias and Tran-Gia, Phuoc}, booktitle = {26th International Teletraffic Congress (ITC)}, keywords = {smartenit}, month = {09}, title = {Performance Model for Waiting Times in Cloud File Synchronization Services}, year = 2014 }

%0 Conference Paper %1 info3-inproceedings-2014-495 %A Schwartz, Christian %A Hirth, Matthias %A Hoßfeld, Tobias %A Tran-Gia, Phuoc %B 26th International Teletraffic Congress (ITC) %C Karlskrona, Sweden %D 2014 %T Performance Model for Waiting Times in Cloud File Synchronization Services %X Over the last few years, the importance of cloud services for file synchronization has been increasing. With the release of network enabled cameras like Google Glass the trend of synchronizing new photos with the cloud has emerged as an important new use case for mobile networks. Multiple stakeholder are interested in optimizing this synchronization process according to different orthogonal metrics. The end user is interested in a fast synchronization of images as well as a low energy consumption of the client used for upload to the network. The network operator requires a low number of network connections per synchronization of a batch of images in order to reduce the signaling load of the mobile network. This paper answers the question if the goals of the stakeholders can be achieved by selecting an appropriate synchronization scheduling mechanism. Therefore, we first present a model for the waiting time of cloud file synchronization services. Second, we perform measurements on the popular Dropbox service to obtain parameters required in the model. Finally, we perform a parameter study over the considered mechanisms and parameters, suggest a preferable algorithm and identify trade-offs favorable for all stakeholders.
An Overview of Application Traffic Management Approaches: Challenges and Potential Extensions. Papafili, Ioanna; Wajda, Krzysztof; Lapacz, Roman; Predieri, Alessandro; Bocek, Thomas; Seufert, Michael. In 8th International Conference on Innovative Mobile and Internet Services in Ubiquitous Computing (IMIS). Birmingham, UK, 2014.
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The Internet has seen a strong move to support overlay applications and services, which demand a coherent and integrated control in underlying heterogeneous networks in a scalable, resilient, and energy-efficient manner. To do so, a tighter integration of network management and overlay service functionality can lead to cross-layer optimization of operations and management, which is a promising approach and may offer a large business potential in operational perspectives for all players involved. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to present and discuss the impact of new paradigms such as cloud computing and software-defined networking which will play central role in the Future Internet, discuss major traffic trends and identify key challenges due to the adoption and operation of the new applications. Translating the key challenges to requirements for Future Internet traffic management mechanisms, the paper provides an extensive overview of existing mechanisms in literature, assesses them w.r.t. the aforementioned requirements, and qualitatively estimates the expected optimization potential and gain, as well as provides hint for their potential extension and exploitation within the challenging environment of the Future Internet.

@inproceedings{info3-inproceedings-2014-489, abstract = {The Internet has seen a strong move to support overlay applications and services, which demand a coherent and integrated control in underlying heterogeneous networks in a scalable, resilient, and energy-efficient manner. To do so, a tighter integration of network management and overlay service functionality can lead to cross-layer optimization of operations and management, which is a promising approach and may offer a large business potential in operational perspectives for all players involved. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to present and discuss the impact of new paradigms such as cloud computing and software-defined networking which will play central role in the Future Internet, discuss major traffic trends and identify key challenges due to the adoption and operation of the new applications. Translating the key challenges to requirements for Future Internet traffic management mechanisms, the paper provides an extensive overview of existing mechanisms in literature, assesses them w.r.t. the aforementioned requirements, and qualitatively estimates the expected optimization potential and gain, as well as provides hint for their potential extension and exploitation within the challenging environment of the Future Internet.}, address = {Birmingham, UK}, author = {Papafili, Ioanna and Wajda, Krzysztof and Lapacz, Roman and Predieri, Alessandro and Bocek, Thomas and Seufert, Michael}, booktitle = {8th International Conference on Innovative Mobile and Internet Services in Ubiquitous Computing (IMIS)}, keywords = {smartenit}, month = {07}, title = {An Overview of Application Traffic Management Approaches: Challenges and Potential Extensions}, year = 2014 }

%0 Conference Paper %1 info3-inproceedings-2014-489 %A Papafili, Ioanna %A Wajda, Krzysztof %A Lapacz, Roman %A Predieri, Alessandro %A Bocek, Thomas %A Seufert, Michael %B 8th International Conference on Innovative Mobile and Internet Services in Ubiquitous Computing (IMIS) %C Birmingham, UK %D 2014 %T An Overview of Application Traffic Management Approaches: Challenges and Potential Extensions %X The Internet has seen a strong move to support overlay applications and services, which demand a coherent and integrated control in underlying heterogeneous networks in a scalable, resilient, and energy-efficient manner. To do so, a tighter integration of network management and overlay service functionality can lead to cross-layer optimization of operations and management, which is a promising approach and may offer a large business potential in operational perspectives for all players involved. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to present and discuss the impact of new paradigms such as cloud computing and software-defined networking which will play central role in the Future Internet, discuss major traffic trends and identify key challenges due to the adoption and operation of the new applications. Translating the key challenges to requirements for Future Internet traffic management mechanisms, the paper provides an extensive overview of existing mechanisms in literature, assesses them w.r.t. the aforementioned requirements, and qualitatively estimates the expected optimization potential and gain, as well as provides hint for their potential extension and exploitation within the challenging environment of the Future Internet.
Socially-aware Management of New Overlay Applications Traffic - The Optimization Potentials of the SmartenIT Approach. Wajda, Krzysztof; Stankiewicz, Rafal; Dulinski, Zbigniew; Hoßfeld, Tobias; Seufert, Michael; Hausheer, David; Wichtlhuber, Matthias; Papafili, Ioanna; Dramitinos, Manos; Cruschelli, Paolo; Soursos, Sergios; Lapacz, Roman; Stiller, Burkhard. In 6th International Conference on Mobile Networks and Management (MONAMI). Würzburg, Germany, 2014.
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Today`s overlay-based mobile cloud applications determine a challenge to operators and cloud providers in terms of increasing traffic demands and energy costs. The social-aware management of overlay traffic is a promising optimization approach, which shows potential for improvements by exploiting social information. This paper identifies key stakeholders and their roles in the service provisioning value chain and outlines major markets and optimization potentials. Accordingly, two scenarios are developed: the end user focused scenario aming at increased QoE for end users, and the operator focused scenario targeting at the highest operating efficiency in terms of low cost and high revenue for the operator. The energy efficiency plays a major role as a key performance metric in both scenarios. SmartenIT`s socially-aware management approach is illustrated based on two example mechanisms for traffic optimization: the home router sharing mechanism (HORST) on the end user side, as well as the dynamic traffic management mechanism (DTM) on the operator side. The paper is concluded by a first sketch of SmartenIT`s architecture and its mapping to the two scenarios.

@inproceedings{info3-inproceedings-2014-501, abstract = {Today`s overlay-based mobile cloud applications determine a challenge to operators and cloud providers in terms of increasing traffic demands and energy costs. The social-aware management of overlay traffic is a promising optimization approach, which shows potential for improvements by exploiting social information. This paper identifies key stakeholders and their roles in the service provisioning value chain and outlines major markets and optimization potentials. Accordingly, two scenarios are developed: the end user focused scenario aming at increased QoE for end users, and the operator focused scenario targeting at the highest operating efficiency in terms of low cost and high revenue for the operator. The energy efficiency plays a major role as a key performance metric in both scenarios. SmartenIT`s socially-aware management approach is illustrated based on two example mechanisms for traffic optimization: the home router sharing mechanism (HORST) on the end user side, as well as the dynamic traffic management mechanism (DTM) on the operator side. The paper is concluded by a first sketch of SmartenIT`s architecture and its mapping to the two scenarios.}, address = {Würzburg, Germany}, author = {Wajda, Krzysztof and Stankiewicz, Rafal and Dulinski, Zbigniew and Hoßfeld, Tobias and Seufert, Michael and Hausheer, David and Wichtlhuber, Matthias and Papafili, Ioanna and Dramitinos, Manos and Cruschelli, Paolo and Soursos, Sergios and Lapacz, Roman and Stiller, Burkhard}, booktitle = {6th International Conference on Mobile Networks and Management (MONAMI)}, keywords = {smartenit}, month = {09}, title = {Socially-aware Management of New Overlay Applications Traffic - The Optimization Potentials of the SmartenIT Approach}, year = 2014 }

%0 Conference Paper %1 info3-inproceedings-2014-501 %A Wajda, Krzysztof %A Stankiewicz, Rafal %A Dulinski, Zbigniew %A Hoßfeld, Tobias %A Seufert, Michael %A Hausheer, David %A Wichtlhuber, Matthias %A Papafili, Ioanna %A Dramitinos, Manos %A Cruschelli, Paolo %A Soursos, Sergios %A Lapacz, Roman %A Stiller, Burkhard %B 6th International Conference on Mobile Networks and Management (MONAMI) %C Würzburg, Germany %D 2014 %T Socially-aware Management of New Overlay Applications Traffic - The Optimization Potentials of the SmartenIT Approach %X Today`s overlay-based mobile cloud applications determine a challenge to operators and cloud providers in terms of increasing traffic demands and energy costs. The social-aware management of overlay traffic is a promising optimization approach, which shows potential for improvements by exploiting social information. This paper identifies key stakeholders and their roles in the service provisioning value chain and outlines major markets and optimization potentials. Accordingly, two scenarios are developed: the end user focused scenario aming at increased QoE for end users, and the operator focused scenario targeting at the highest operating efficiency in terms of low cost and high revenue for the operator. The energy efficiency plays a major role as a key performance metric in both scenarios. SmartenIT`s socially-aware management approach is illustrated based on two example mechanisms for traffic optimization: the home router sharing mechanism (HORST) on the end user side, as well as the dynamic traffic management mechanism (DTM) on the operator side. The paper is concluded by a first sketch of SmartenIT`s architecture and its mapping to the two scenarios.
Assessing Effect Sizes of Influence Factors Towards a QoE Model for HTTP Adaptive Streaming. Hoßfeld, Tobias; Seufert, Michael; Sieber, Christian; Zinner, Thomas. In 6th International Workshop on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX). Singapore, 2014.
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HTTP Adaptive Streaming (HAS) is employed by more and more video streaming services in the Internet. It allows to adapt the downloaded video quality to the current network conditions, and thus, avoids stalling (i.e., playback interruptions) to the greatest possible extend. The adaptation of video streams is done by switching between different quality representation levels, which influences the user perceived quality of the video stream. In this work, the influence of several adaptation parameters, namely, switch amplitude (i.e., quality level difference), switching frequency, and recency effects, on Quality of Experience (QoE) is investigated. Therefore, crowdsourcing experiments were conducted in order to collect subjective ratings for different adaptation-related test conditions. The results of these subjective studies indicate the influence of the adaptation parameters, and based on these findings a simplified QoE model for HAS is presented, which only relies on the switch amplitude and the playback time of each layer.

@inproceedings{info3-inproceedings-2014-503, abstract = {HTTP Adaptive Streaming (HAS) is employed by more and more video streaming services in the Internet. It allows to adapt the downloaded video quality to the current network conditions, and thus, avoids stalling (i.e., playback interruptions) to the greatest possible extend. The adaptation of video streams is done by switching between different quality representation levels, which influences the user perceived quality of the video stream. In this work, the influence of several adaptation parameters, namely, switch amplitude (i.e., quality level difference), switching frequency, and recency effects, on Quality of Experience (QoE) is investigated. Therefore, crowdsourcing experiments were conducted in order to collect subjective ratings for different adaptation-related test conditions. The results of these subjective studies indicate the influence of the adaptation parameters, and based on these findings a simplified QoE model for HAS is presented, which only relies on the switch amplitude and the playback time of each layer.}, address = {Singapore}, author = {Hoßfeld, Tobias and Seufert, Michael and Sieber, Christian and Zinner, Thomas}, booktitle = {6th International Workshop on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX)}, keywords = {smartenit}, month = {09}, title = {Assessing Effect Sizes of Influence Factors Towards a QoE Model for HTTP Adaptive Streaming}, year = 2014 }

%0 Conference Paper %1 info3-inproceedings-2014-503 %A Hoßfeld, Tobias %A Seufert, Michael %A Sieber, Christian %A Zinner, Thomas %B 6th International Workshop on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX) %C Singapore %D 2014 %T Assessing Effect Sizes of Influence Factors Towards a QoE Model for HTTP Adaptive Streaming %X HTTP Adaptive Streaming (HAS) is employed by more and more video streaming services in the Internet. It allows to adapt the downloaded video quality to the current network conditions, and thus, avoids stalling (i.e., playback interruptions) to the greatest possible extend. The adaptation of video streams is done by switching between different quality representation levels, which influences the user perceived quality of the video stream. In this work, the influence of several adaptation parameters, namely, switch amplitude (i.e., quality level difference), switching frequency, and recency effects, on Quality of Experience (QoE) is investigated. Therefore, crowdsourcing experiments were conducted in order to collect subjective ratings for different adaptation-related test conditions. The results of these subjective studies indicate the influence of the adaptation parameters, and based on these findings a simplified QoE model for HAS is presented, which only relies on the switch amplitude and the playback time of each layer.
Gamification Framework for Personalized Surveys on Relationships in Online Social Networks. Seufert, Michael; Lorey, Karl; Hirth, Matthias; Hoßfeld, Tobias. In 1st International Workshop on Crowdsourcing and Gamification in the Cloud (CGCloud). Dresden, Germany, 2013.
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The estimation of psychological properties of relationships (e.g., popularity, influence, or trust) only from objective data in online social networks (OSNs) is a rather vague approach. A subjective assessment produces more accurate results, but it requires very complex and cumbersome surveys. The key contribution of this paper is a framework for personalized surveys on relationships in OSNs which follows a gamification approach. A game was developed and integrated into Facebook as an app, which makes it possible to obtain subjective ratings of users' relationships and objective data about the users, their interactions, and their social network. The combination of both subjective and objective data facilitates a deeper understanding of the psychological properties of relationships in OSNs, and lays the foundations for future research of subjective aspects within OSNs.

@inproceedings{info3-inproceedings-2013-484, abstract = {The estimation of psychological properties of relationships (e.g., popularity, influence, or trust) only from objective data in online social networks (OSNs) is a rather vague approach. A subjective assessment produces more accurate results, but it requires very complex and cumbersome surveys. The key contribution of this paper is a framework for personalized surveys on relationships in OSNs which follows a gamification approach. A game was developed and integrated into Facebook as an app, which makes it possible to obtain subjective ratings of users' relationships and objective data about the users, their interactions, and their social network. The combination of both subjective and objective data facilitates a deeper understanding of the psychological properties of relationships in OSNs, and lays the foundations for future research of subjective aspects within OSNs.}, address = {Dresden, Germany}, author = {Seufert, Michael and Lorey, Karl and Hirth, Matthias and Hoßfeld, Tobias}, booktitle = {1st International Workshop on Crowdsourcing and Gamification in the Cloud (CGCloud)}, keywords = {smartenit}, month = 12, title = {Gamification Framework for Personalized Surveys on Relationships in Online Social Networks}, year = 2013 }

%0 Conference Paper %1 info3-inproceedings-2013-484 %A Seufert, Michael %A Lorey, Karl %A Hirth, Matthias %A Hoßfeld, Tobias %B 1st International Workshop on Crowdsourcing and Gamification in the Cloud (CGCloud) %C Dresden, Germany %D 2013 %T Gamification Framework for Personalized Surveys on Relationships in Online Social Networks %X The estimation of psychological properties of relationships (e.g., popularity, influence, or trust) only from objective data in online social networks (OSNs) is a rather vague approach. A subjective assessment produces more accurate results, but it requires very complex and cumbersome surveys. The key contribution of this paper is a framework for personalized surveys on relationships in OSNs which follows a gamification approach. A game was developed and integrated into Facebook as an app, which makes it possible to obtain subjective ratings of users' relationships and objective data about the users, their interactions, and their social network. The combination of both subjective and objective data facilitates a deeper understanding of the psychological properties of relationships in OSNs, and lays the foundations for future research of subjective aspects within OSNs.
Trade-Offs for Video-Providers in LTE Networks: Smartphone Energy Consumption Vs Wasted Traffic. Schwartz, Christian; Scheib, Marc; Hoßfeld, Tobias; Tran-Gia, Phuoc; Manuel Gimenez-Guzman, Jose. In 22nd International Teletraffic Congress Specialist Seminar on Energy Efficient and Green Networking. Christchurch, New Zealand, 2013.
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Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks provide broadband Internet access to mobile users. One of the main use cases for LTE is a mobile video. When selecting a video transmis- sion mechanism, a video provider has to consider different and orthogonal metrics. The consumer expects a high video Quality of Experience (QoE) and a low energy consumption during download and playback. The video provider is interested in minimizing its resources and corresponding costs, like bandwidth and wasted traffic. Wasted traffic occurs if a user aborts and additional video data is already downloaded but not played out, consuming resources unnecessarily. This raises the questions 1) how a video provider delivers the video contents while reducing the operational costs and satisfying the customers demands 2) what is the influence of the customer abort behaviour. To answer these questions, we first study the influence of mechanism selection on energy consumption and wasted traffic. Second, we show that the different user models do not influence the wasted traffic significantly. Finally, we provide parameter se- lection guidelines for the Streaming mechanism, which are shown to satisfy better both the requirements of the video provider as well as those of the customer, to achieve Pareto optimal results with regard to the smartphone energy consumption and wasted traffic.

@inproceedings{info3-inproceedings-2013-482, abstract = {Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks provide broadband Internet access to mobile users. One of the main use cases for LTE is a mobile video. When selecting a video transmis- sion mechanism, a video provider has to consider different and orthogonal metrics. The consumer expects a high video Quality of Experience (QoE) and a low energy consumption during download and playback. The video provider is interested in minimizing its resources and corresponding costs, like bandwidth and wasted traffic. Wasted traffic occurs if a user aborts and additional video data is already downloaded but not played out, consuming resources unnecessarily. This raises the questions 1) how a video provider delivers the video contents while reducing the operational costs and satisfying the customers demands 2) what is the influence of the customer abort behaviour. To answer these questions, we first study the influence of mechanism selection on energy consumption and wasted traffic. Second, we show that the different user models do not influence the wasted traffic significantly. Finally, we provide parameter se- lection guidelines for the Streaming mechanism, which are shown to satisfy better both the requirements of the video provider as well as those of the customer, to achieve Pareto optimal results with regard to the smartphone energy consumption and wasted traffic.}, address = {Christchurch, New Zealand}, author = {Schwartz, Christian and Scheib, Marc and Hoßfeld, Tobias and Tran-Gia, Phuoc and Manuel Gimenez-Guzman, Jose}, booktitle = {22nd International Teletraffic Congress Specialist Seminar on Energy Efficient and Green Networking}, keywords = {smartenit}, month = 11, title = {Trade-Offs for Video-Providers in LTE Networks: Smartphone Energy Consumption Vs Wasted Traffic}, year = 2013 }

%0 Conference Paper %1 info3-inproceedings-2013-482 %A Schwartz, Christian %A Scheib, Marc %A Hoßfeld, Tobias %A Tran-Gia, Phuoc %A Manuel Gimenez-Guzman, Jose %B 22nd International Teletraffic Congress Specialist Seminar on Energy Efficient and Green Networking %C Christchurch, New Zealand %D 2013 %T Trade-Offs for Video-Providers in LTE Networks: Smartphone Energy Consumption Vs Wasted Traffic %X Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks provide broadband Internet access to mobile users. One of the main use cases for LTE is a mobile video. When selecting a video transmis- sion mechanism, a video provider has to consider different and orthogonal metrics. The consumer expects a high video Quality of Experience (QoE) and a low energy consumption during download and playback. The video provider is interested in minimizing its resources and corresponding costs, like bandwidth and wasted traffic. Wasted traffic occurs if a user aborts and additional video data is already downloaded but not played out, consuming resources unnecessarily. This raises the questions 1) how a video provider delivers the video contents while reducing the operational costs and satisfying the customers demands 2) what is the influence of the customer abort behaviour. To answer these questions, we first study the influence of mechanism selection on energy consumption and wasted traffic. Second, we show that the different user models do not influence the wasted traffic significantly. Finally, we provide parameter se- lection guidelines for the Streaming mechanism, which are shown to satisfy better both the requirements of the video provider as well as those of the customer, to achieve Pareto optimal results with regard to the smartphone energy consumption and wasted traffic.
HORST - Home Router Sharing based on Trust. Seufert, Michael; Burger, Valentin; Hoßfeld, Tobias. In Workshop on Social-aware Economic Traffic Management for Overlay and Cloud Applications (SETM). Zurich, Switzerland, 2013.
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Today’s Internet services are increasingly accessed from mobile devices, thus being responsible for growing load in mobile networks. At the same time, more and more WiFi routers are deployed such that a dense coverage of WiFi is available. Results from different related works suggest that there is a high potential of reducing load on the mobile networks by offloading data to WiFi networks, thereby improving mobile users’ quality of experience (QoE) with Internet services. Additionally, the storage of the router could be used for content caching and delivery close to the end user, which is more energy efficient compared to classical content servers, and saves costs for network operators by reducing traffic between autonomous systems. Going one step beyond, we foresee that merging these approaches and augmenting them with social information from online social networks (OSNs) will result both in even less costs for network operators and increased QoE of end users. Therefore, we propose home router sharing based on trust (HORST) - a socially-aware traffic management solution which targets three popular use cases: data offloading to WiFi, content caching/prefetching, and content delivery.

@inproceedings{info3-inproceedings-2013-476, abstract = {Today’s Internet services are increasingly accessed from mobile devices, thus being responsible for growing load in mobile networks. At the same time, more and more WiFi routers are deployed such that a dense coverage of WiFi is available. Results from different related works suggest that there is a high potential of reducing load on the mobile networks by offloading data to WiFi networks, thereby improving mobile users’ quality of experience (QoE) with Internet services. Additionally, the storage of the router could be used for content caching and delivery close to the end user, which is more energy efficient compared to classical content servers, and saves costs for network operators by reducing traffic between autonomous systems. Going one step beyond, we foresee that merging these approaches and augmenting them with social information from online social networks (OSNs) will result both in even less costs for network operators and increased QoE of end users. Therefore, we propose home router sharing based on trust (HORST) - a socially-aware traffic management solution which targets three popular use cases: data offloading to WiFi, content caching/prefetching, and content delivery.}, address = {Zurich, Switzerland}, author = {Seufert, Michael and Burger, Valentin and Hoßfeld, Tobias}, booktitle = {Workshop on Social-aware Economic Traffic Management for Overlay and Cloud Applications (SETM)}, keywords = {can}, month = 10, title = {HORST - Home Router Sharing based on Trust}, year = 2013 }

%0 Conference Paper %1 info3-inproceedings-2013-476 %A Seufert, Michael %A Burger, Valentin %A Hoßfeld, Tobias %B Workshop on Social-aware Economic Traffic Management for Overlay and Cloud Applications (SETM) %C Zurich, Switzerland %D 2013 %T HORST - Home Router Sharing based on Trust %X Today’s Internet services are increasingly accessed from mobile devices, thus being responsible for growing load in mobile networks. At the same time, more and more WiFi routers are deployed such that a dense coverage of WiFi is available. Results from different related works suggest that there is a high potential of reducing load on the mobile networks by offloading data to WiFi networks, thereby improving mobile users’ quality of experience (QoE) with Internet services. Additionally, the storage of the router could be used for content caching and delivery close to the end user, which is more energy efficient compared to classical content servers, and saves costs for network operators by reducing traffic between autonomous systems. Going one step beyond, we foresee that merging these approaches and augmenting them with social information from online social networks (OSNs) will result both in even less costs for network operators and increased QoE of end users. Therefore, we propose home router sharing based on trust (HORST) - a socially-aware traffic management solution which targets three popular use cases: data offloading to WiFi, content caching/prefetching, and content delivery.
Need for Speed? On Quality of Experience for File Storage Services. Amrehn, Philipp; Vandenbroucke, Karel; Hoßfeld, Tobias; de Moor, Katrien; Hirth, Matthias; Schatz, Raimund; Casas, Pedro. In 4th International Workshop on Perceptual Quality of Systems (PQS 2013). Vienna, Austria, 2013.
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Cloud computing has received a lot of attention within several research domains. However, there are only a few studies that focus on Quality of Experience (QoE) from a user perspective in the context of personal cloud storage services. In order to gain insights in existing use practices and to detect possible QoE influencing factors and relevant features, we conducted an online survey amongst users of personal cloud storage services and applications in general (N=349) and one specifically targeted at Dropbox users (N=49). Both studies point to accessibility, data sharing and data back-up as key features of personal cloud storage services. In addition, performance, i.e. upload and download speed, goes hand in hand with synchro-nization speed and should be taken into account when measur-ing QoE. However, cost, privacy and security related issues are as important factors as well.

@inproceedings{info3-inproceedings-2013-469, abstract = {Cloud computing has received a lot of attention within several research domains. However, there are only a few studies that focus on Quality of Experience (QoE) from a user perspective in the context of personal cloud storage services. In order to gain insights in existing use practices and to detect possible QoE influencing factors and relevant features, we conducted an online survey amongst users of personal cloud storage services and applications in general (N=349) and one specifically targeted at Dropbox users (N=49). Both studies point to accessibility, data sharing and data back-up as key features of personal cloud storage services. In addition, performance, i.e. upload and download speed, goes hand in hand with synchro-nization speed and should be taken into account when measur-ing QoE. However, cost, privacy and security related issues are as important factors as well.}, address = {Vienna, Austria}, author = {Amrehn, Philipp and Vandenbroucke, Karel and Hoßfeld, Tobias and de Moor, Katrien and Hirth, Matthias and Schatz, Raimund and Casas, Pedro}, booktitle = {4th International Workshop on Perceptual Quality of Systems (PQS 2013)}, keywords = {smartenit}, month = {09}, title = {Need for Speed? On Quality of Experience for File Storage Services}, year = 2013 }

%0 Conference Paper %1 info3-inproceedings-2013-469 %A Amrehn, Philipp %A Vandenbroucke, Karel %A Hoßfeld, Tobias %A de Moor, Katrien %A Hirth, Matthias %A Schatz, Raimund %A Casas, Pedro %B 4th International Workshop on Perceptual Quality of Systems (PQS 2013) %C Vienna, Austria %D 2013 %T Need for Speed? On Quality of Experience for File Storage Services %X Cloud computing has received a lot of attention within several research domains. However, there are only a few studies that focus on Quality of Experience (QoE) from a user perspective in the context of personal cloud storage services. In order to gain insights in existing use practices and to detect possible QoE influencing factors and relevant features, we conducted an online survey amongst users of personal cloud storage services and applications in general (N=349) and one specifically targeted at Dropbox users (N=49). Both studies point to accessibility, data sharing and data back-up as key features of personal cloud storage services. In addition, performance, i.e. upload and download speed, goes hand in hand with synchro-nization speed and should be taken into account when measur-ing QoE. However, cost, privacy and security related issues are as important factors as well.
Socially-Aware Traffic Management. Seufert, Michael; Darzanos, George; Burger, Valentin; Papafili, Ioanna; Hoßfeld, Tobias. In Workshop Sozioinformatik. Koblenz, Germany, 2013.
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Socially-aware traffic management exploits social signals to optimize traffic management in the Internet in terms of traffic load, energy consumption, or end-user satisfaction. Several use cases can benefit from socially-aware traffic management and the performance of overlay applications can be enhanced. In the talk we show interdisciplinary efforts between communication networks and social network analysis. Specifically, we give an overview on existing use cases and solutions, but also raise discussions at the workshop on additional benefits from the integration of social information into traffic management.

@inproceedings{info3-inproceedings-2013-471, abstract = {Socially-aware traffic management exploits social signals to optimize traffic management in the Internet in terms of traffic load, energy consumption, or end-user satisfaction. Several use cases can benefit from socially-aware traffic management and the performance of overlay applications can be enhanced. In the talk we show interdisciplinary efforts between communication networks and social network analysis. Specifically, we give an overview on existing use cases and solutions, but also raise discussions at the workshop on additional benefits from the integration of social information into traffic management.}, address = {Koblenz, Germany}, author = {Seufert, Michael and Darzanos, George and Burger, Valentin and Papafili, Ioanna and Hoßfeld, Tobias}, booktitle = {Workshop Sozioinformatik}, keywords = {smartenit}, month = {09}, title = {Socially-Aware Traffic Management}, year = 2013 }

%0 Conference Paper %1 info3-inproceedings-2013-471 %A Seufert, Michael %A Darzanos, George %A Burger, Valentin %A Papafili, Ioanna %A Hoßfeld, Tobias %B Workshop Sozioinformatik %C Koblenz, Germany %D 2013 %T Socially-Aware Traffic Management %X Socially-aware traffic management exploits social signals to optimize traffic management in the Internet in terms of traffic load, energy consumption, or end-user satisfaction. Several use cases can benefit from socially-aware traffic management and the performance of overlay applications can be enhanced. In the talk we show interdisciplinary efforts between communication networks and social network analysis. Specifically, we give an overview on existing use cases and solutions, but also raise discussions at the workshop on additional benefits from the integration of social information into traffic management.
Implementation and User-centric Comparison of a Novel Adaptation Logic for DASH with SVC. Sieber, Christian; Hoßfeld, Tobias; Zinner, Thomas; Tran-Gia, Phuoc; Timmerer, Christian. In IFIP/IEEE International Workshop on Quality of Experience Centric Management (QCMan), Best Paper Award. Ghent, Belgium, 2013.
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The MPEG-DASH standard allows the client-centric access to different representations of video content via the HTTP protocol. The client can flexibly switch between different qualities, i.e., different bit rates and thus avoid waiting times during the video playback due to empty playback buffers. However, quality switches and the playback of lower qualities is perceived by the user which may reduce the Quality of Experience (QoE). Therefore, novel algorithms are required which manage the streaming behavior with respect to the user's requirements and which do not waste network resources. As indicated by recent studies, scalable video coding (SVC) may use the current network and content distribution infrastructure in a more efficient way than with single layer codecs. The contribution of this paper is the design and the implementation of a novel DASH/SVC streaming algorithm. By means of measurements in a test-bed, its performance and benefits are evaluated and compared to existing algorithms from an user-centric view point with objective performance metrics. Our findings show that the proposed algorithm outperforms other DASH mechanisms in terms of video quality, low switching frequency and usage of the available resources in a realistic mobile network scenario. This is a first step towards true QoE management of video streaming in the Internet with DASH and SVC.

@inproceedings{info3-inproceedings-2013-462, abstract = {The MPEG-DASH standard allows the client-centric access to different representations of video content via the HTTP protocol. The client can flexibly switch between different qualities, i.e., different bit rates and thus avoid waiting times during the video playback due to empty playback buffers. However, quality switches and the playback of lower qualities is perceived by the user which may reduce the Quality of Experience (QoE). Therefore, novel algorithms are required which manage the streaming behavior with respect to the user's requirements and which do not waste network resources. As indicated by recent studies, scalable video coding (SVC) may use the current network and content distribution infrastructure in a more efficient way than with single layer codecs. The contribution of this paper is the design and the implementation of a novel DASH/SVC streaming algorithm. By means of measurements in a test-bed, its performance and benefits are evaluated and compared to existing algorithms from an user-centric view point with objective performance metrics. Our findings show that the proposed algorithm outperforms other DASH mechanisms in terms of video quality, low switching frequency and usage of the available resources in a realistic mobile network scenario. This is a first step towards true QoE management of video streaming in the Internet with DASH and SVC.}, address = {Ghent, Belgium}, author = {Sieber, Christian and Hoßfeld, Tobias and Zinner, Thomas and Tran-Gia, Phuoc and Timmerer, Christian}, booktitle = {IFIP/IEEE International Workshop on Quality of Experience Centric Management (QCMan), Best Paper Award}, keywords = {smartenit}, month = {05}, title = {Implementation and User-centric Comparison of a Novel Adaptation Logic for DASH with SVC}, year = 2013 }

%0 Conference Paper %1 info3-inproceedings-2013-462 %A Sieber, Christian %A Hoßfeld, Tobias %A Zinner, Thomas %A Tran-Gia, Phuoc %A Timmerer, Christian %B IFIP/IEEE International Workshop on Quality of Experience Centric Management (QCMan), Best Paper Award %C Ghent, Belgium %D 2013 %T Implementation and User-centric Comparison of a Novel Adaptation Logic for DASH with SVC %X The MPEG-DASH standard allows the client-centric access to different representations of video content via the HTTP protocol. The client can flexibly switch between different qualities, i.e., different bit rates and thus avoid waiting times during the video playback due to empty playback buffers. However, quality switches and the playback of lower qualities is perceived by the user which may reduce the Quality of Experience (QoE). Therefore, novel algorithms are required which manage the streaming behavior with respect to the user's requirements and which do not waste network resources. As indicated by recent studies, scalable video coding (SVC) may use the current network and content distribution infrastructure in a more efficient way than with single layer codecs. The contribution of this paper is the design and the implementation of a novel DASH/SVC streaming algorithm. By means of measurements in a test-bed, its performance and benefits are evaluated and compared to existing algorithms from an user-centric view point with objective performance metrics. Our findings show that the proposed algorithm outperforms other DASH mechanisms in terms of video quality, low switching frequency and usage of the available resources in a realistic mobile network scenario. This is a first step towards true QoE management of video streaming in the Internet with DASH and SVC.
Pippi Longstocking Calculus for Temporal Stimuli Pattern on YouTube QoE. Hoßfeld, Tobias; Strohmeier, Dominik; Raake, Alexander; Schatz, Raimund. In 5th ACM Workshop on Mobile Video (MoVid 2013). Oslo, Norway, 2013.
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Video streaming over wireless broadband is currently re- sponsible for half of the world-wide mobile data traffic and its share is expected to even further increase. Therefore, mobile operators need to understand how Quality of Ex- perience (QoE) of mobile video streaming is impacted by through the network delivery. Due to HTTP video stream- ing used by video portals like YouTube or NetFlix, problems or insufficient resources in the networks manifest as stalling events during service consumption on an end user device. In this paper, we discuss the challenges for QoE monitoring for HTTP-based mobile video regarding three aspects. First, the impact of different patterns in terms of stalling event frequency and length on QoE is quantified on behalf of a study on YouTube. Second, we evaluate predictive power of aggregate measures like total stalling time. Third, we discuss the resulting consequences and challenges for mobile video QoE modeling, monitoring and provisioning.

@inproceedings{info3-inproceedings-2013-459, abstract = {Video streaming over wireless broadband is currently re- sponsible for half of the world-wide mobile data traffic and its share is expected to even further increase. Therefore, mobile operators need to understand how Quality of Ex- perience (QoE) of mobile video streaming is impacted by through the network delivery. Due to HTTP video stream- ing used by video portals like YouTube or NetFlix, problems or insufficient resources in the networks manifest as stalling events during service consumption on an end user device. In this paper, we discuss the challenges for QoE monitoring for HTTP-based mobile video regarding three aspects. First, the impact of different patterns in terms of stalling event frequency and length on QoE is quantified on behalf of a study on YouTube. Second, we evaluate predictive power of aggregate measures like total stalling time. Third, we discuss the resulting consequences and challenges for mobile video QoE modeling, monitoring and provisioning.}, address = {Oslo, Norway}, author = {Hoßfeld, Tobias and Strohmeier, Dominik and Raake, Alexander and Schatz, Raimund}, booktitle = {5th ACM Workshop on Mobile Video (MoVid 2013)}, keywords = {demobenefit}, month = {02}, title = {Pippi Longstocking Calculus for Temporal Stimuli Pattern on YouTube QoE}, year = 2013 }

%0 Conference Paper %1 info3-inproceedings-2013-459 %A Hoßfeld, Tobias %A Strohmeier, Dominik %A Raake, Alexander %A Schatz, Raimund %B 5th ACM Workshop on Mobile Video (MoVid 2013) %C Oslo, Norway %D 2013 %T Pippi Longstocking Calculus for Temporal Stimuli Pattern on YouTube QoE %X Video streaming over wireless broadband is currently re- sponsible for half of the world-wide mobile data traffic and its share is expected to even further increase. Therefore, mobile operators need to understand how Quality of Ex- perience (QoE) of mobile video streaming is impacted by through the network delivery. Due to HTTP video stream- ing used by video portals like YouTube or NetFlix, problems or insufficient resources in the networks manifest as stalling events during service consumption on an end user device. In this paper, we discuss the challenges for QoE monitoring for HTTP-based mobile video regarding three aspects. First, the impact of different patterns in terms of stalling event frequency and length on QoE is quantified on behalf of a study on YouTube. Second, we evaluate predictive power of aggregate measures like total stalling time. Third, we discuss the resulting consequences and challenges for mobile video QoE modeling, monitoring and provisioning.

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Impact of Intermediate Layer on Quality of Experience of HTTP Adaptive Streaming. Seufert, Michael; Hoßfeld, Tobias; Sieber, Christian. Barcelona, Spain, 2015, November.
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@misc{info3-poster-2015-40, address = {Barcelona, Spain}, author = {Seufert, Michael and Hoßfeld, Tobias and Sieber, Christian}, booktitle = {11th International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM)}, keywords = {can}, month = 11, title = {Impact of Intermediate Layer on Quality of Experience of HTTP Adaptive Streaming.}, year = 2015 }

%0 Generic %1 info3-poster-2015-40 %A Seufert, Michael %A Hoßfeld, Tobias %A Sieber, Christian %B 11th International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM) %C Barcelona, Spain %D 2015 %T Impact of Intermediate Layer on Quality of Experience of HTTP Adaptive Streaming.
WiFi Offloading and Socially Aware Prefetching on Augmented Home Routers. Petropoulos, George; Lareida, Andri; Soursos, Sergios; Seufert, Michael; Burger, Valentin; Stiller, Burkhard. Clearwater Beach, FL, USA, 2015, October.
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@misc{info3-software-2015-25, address = {Clearwater Beach, FL, USA}, author = {Petropoulos, George and Lareida, Andri and Soursos, Sergios and Seufert, Michael and Burger, Valentin and Stiller, Burkhard}, booktitle = {40th Annual IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN), Best Demo Award}, keywords = {sys:hidden:software}, month = 10, title = {WiFi Offloading and Socially Aware Prefetching on Augmented Home Routers}, year = 2015 }

%0 Generic %1 info3-software-2015-25 %A Petropoulos, George %A Lareida, Andri %A Soursos, Sergios %A Seufert, Michael %A Burger, Valentin %A Stiller, Burkhard %B 40th Annual IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN), Best Demo Award %C Clearwater Beach, FL, USA %D 2015 %T WiFi Offloading and Socially Aware Prefetching on Augmented Home Routers
HORST - Home Router Sharing based on Trust. Seufert, Michael; Burger, Valentin; Hoßfeld, Tobias. Zurich, Switzerland, 2013, October.
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@misc{info3-poster-2013-35, address = {Zurich, Switzerland}, author = {Seufert, Michael and Burger, Valentin and Hoßfeld, Tobias}, booktitle = {Workshop on Social-aware Economic Traffic Management for Overlay and Cloud Applications (SETM 2013)}, keywords = {can}, month = 10, title = {HORST - Home Router Sharing based on Trust}, year = 2013 }

%0 Generic %1 info3-poster-2013-35 %A Seufert, Michael %A Burger, Valentin %A Hoßfeld, Tobias %B Workshop on Social-aware Economic Traffic Management for Overlay and Cloud Applications (SETM 2013) %C Zurich, Switzerland %D 2013 %T HORST - Home Router Sharing based on Trust

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Evaluating the Impact of WiFi Offloading on Mobile Users of HTTP Adaptive Video Streaming. Seufert, Michael. 5th IEEE International Workshop on Quality of Experience for Multimedia Communications (QoEMC), Washington, DC, USA, 2016, December 8.
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@presentation{info3-presentation-2016-10, address = {5th IEEE International Workshop on Quality of Experience for Multimedia Communications (QoEMC), Washington, DC, USA}, author = {Seufert, Michael}, keywords = {can}, month = 12, title = {Evaluating the Impact of WiFi Offloading on Mobile Users of HTTP Adaptive Video Streaming}, year = 2016 }

%0 Generic %1 info3-presentation-2016-10 %A Seufert, Michael %C 5th IEEE International Workshop on Quality of Experience for Multimedia Communications (QoEMC), Washington, DC, USA %D 2016 %T Evaluating the Impact of WiFi Offloading on Mobile Users of HTTP Adaptive Video Streaming
Analysis of Group-based Communication in WhatsApp. Seufert, Michael. 7th EAI International Conference on Mobile Networks and Management (MONAMI), Santander, Spain, 2015, September 18.
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@presentation{info3-talk-2015-494, address = {7th EAI International Conference on Mobile Networks and Management (MONAMI), Santander, Spain}, author = {Seufert, Michael}, keywords = {smartenit}, month = {09}, title = {Analysis of Group-based Communication in WhatsApp}, year = 2015 }

%0 Generic %1 info3-talk-2015-494 %A Seufert, Michael %C 7th EAI International Conference on Mobile Networks and Management (MONAMI), Santander, Spain %D 2015 %T Analysis of Group-based Communication in WhatsApp
Assessing Effect Sizes of Influence Factors Towards a QoE Model for HTTP Adaptive Streaming. Seufert, Michael. 6th International Workshop on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX), Singapore, 2014, September 19.
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@presentation{info3-talk-2014-488, address = {6th International Workshop on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX), Singapore}, author = {Seufert, Michael}, keywords = {smartenit}, month = {09}, title = {Assessing Effect Sizes of Influence Factors Towards a QoE Model for HTTP Adaptive Streaming}, year = 2014 }

%0 Generic %1 info3-talk-2014-488 %A Seufert, Michael %C 6th International Workshop on Quality of Multimedia Experience (QoMEX), Singapore %D 2014 %T Assessing Effect Sizes of Influence Factors Towards a QoE Model for HTTP Adaptive Streaming
Gamification Framework for Personalized Surveys on Relationships in Online Social Networks. Seufert, Michael. 1st International Workshop on Crowdsourcing and Gamification in the Cloud (CGCloud), Dresden, Germany, 2013, December 9.
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@presentation{info3-talk-2013-487, address = {1st International Workshop on Crowdsourcing and Gamification in the Cloud (CGCloud), Dresden, Germany}, author = {Seufert, Michael}, keywords = {smartenit}, month = 12, title = {Gamification Framework for Personalized Surveys on Relationships in Online Social Networks}, year = 2013 }

%0 Generic %1 info3-talk-2013-487 %A Seufert, Michael %C 1st International Workshop on Crowdsourcing and Gamification in the Cloud (CGCloud), Dresden, Germany %D 2013 %T Gamification Framework for Personalized Surveys on Relationships in Online Social Networks
Socially-Aware Traffic Management. Seufert, Michael. Workshop Sozioinformatik, Koblenz, Germany, 2013, September 16.
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@presentation{info3-talk-2013-486, address = {Workshop Sozioinformatik, Koblenz, Germany}, author = {Seufert, Michael}, keywords = {smartenit}, month = {09}, title = {Socially-Aware Traffic Management}, year = 2013 }

%0 Generic %1 info3-talk-2013-486 %A Seufert, Michael %C Workshop Sozioinformatik, Koblenz, Germany %D 2013 %T Socially-Aware Traffic Management

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A Survey of Cloud Services and Potential Applications of Social Awareness. Technical Report (496), . Seufert, Michael; Hoßfeld, Tobias; Sperb Machado, Guilherme; Bocek, Thomas; Biancani, Matteo; Cruschelli, Paolo; Lapacz, Roman; Darzanos, George; Papafili, Ioanna; Wajda, Krzysztof. University of Wuerzburg, 2015.
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@techreport{info3-techreport-2015-3, author = {Seufert, Michael and Hoßfeld, Tobias and Sperb Machado, Guilherme and Bocek, Thomas and Biancani, Matteo and Cruschelli, Paolo and Lapacz, Roman and Darzanos, George and Papafili, Ioanna and Wajda, Krzysztof}, institution = {University of Wuerzburg}, keywords = {can}, month = 11, number = 496, title = {A Survey of Cloud Services and Potential Applications of Social Awareness}, year = 2015 }

%0 Report %1 info3-techreport-2015-3 %A Seufert, Michael %A Hoßfeld, Tobias %A Sperb Machado, Guilherme %A Bocek, Thomas %A Biancani, Matteo %A Cruschelli, Paolo %A Lapacz, Roman %A Darzanos, George %A Papafili, Ioanna %A Wajda, Krzysztof %D 2015 %N 496 %T A Survey of Cloud Services and Potential Applications of Social Awareness
Crowdsourced Subjective User Study Results on QoE Influence Factors of HTTP Adaptive Streaming. Technical Report (491), . Hoßfeld, Tobias; Seufert, Michael; Sieber, Christian; Zinner, Thomas. University of Wuerzburg, 2014.
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@techreport{info3-techreport-2014-265, author = {Hoßfeld, Tobias and Seufert, Michael and Sieber, Christian and Zinner, Thomas}, institution = {University of Wuerzburg}, keywords = {sys:hidden:techreport}, month = {07}, number = 491, title = {Crowdsourced Subjective User Study Results on QoE Influence Factors of HTTP Adaptive Streaming}, year = 2014 }

%0 Report %1 info3-techreport-2014-265 %A Hoßfeld, Tobias %A Seufert, Michael %A Sieber, Christian %A Zinner, Thomas %D 2014 %N 491 %T Crowdsourced Subjective User Study Results on QoE Influence Factors of HTTP Adaptive Streaming
A Survey on Quality of Experience of HTTP Adaptive Streaming. Technical Report (490), . Seufert, Michael; Egger, Sebastian; Slanina, Martin; Zinner, Thomas; Hoßfeld, Tobias; Tran-Gia, Phuoc. University of Wuerzburg, 2014.
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@techreport{info3-techreport-2014-264, author = {Seufert, Michael and Egger, Sebastian and Slanina, Martin and Zinner, Thomas and Hoßfeld, Tobias and Tran-Gia, Phuoc}, institution = {University of Wuerzburg}, keywords = {sys:hidden:techreport}, month = {04}, number = 490, title = {A Survey on Quality of Experience of HTTP Adaptive Streaming}, year = 2014 }

%0 Report %1 info3-techreport-2014-264 %A Seufert, Michael %A Egger, Sebastian %A Slanina, Martin %A Zinner, Thomas %A Hoßfeld, Tobias %A Tran-Gia, Phuoc %D 2014 %N 490 %T A Survey on Quality of Experience of HTTP Adaptive Streaming

EU FP7 SmartenIT

SmartenIT: Socially-aware Management of New Overlay Application Traffic combined with Energy Efficiency in the Internet

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