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QoS Support for Multi-user Sessions in IP-based Next Generation Networks

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A combined control of multimedia quality level, mobility and allocation of network resources is essential for the success of next generation mobile networks. In this context, this article presents the Multi-user Session Control (MUSC) solution to control the quality level of multimedia sessions shared by multiple-users, providing Quality of Service (QoS) mapping and QoS adaptation for those sessions over heterogeneous and mobile networks. MUSC uses the self-organized principle to coordinate QoS mapping and QoS adaptation mechanisms with mobility and resource allocation controllers, allowing the adaptation of a session to the current network conditions and the dynamic selection of the suitable network service class to map the session. MUSC minimizes the blocking probability, optimizes the usage of network resources and keeps sessions with an acceptable quality of experience. MUSC was evaluated in a simulation and in an experimental environment to analyze its convergence time, percentage of session blocking as well as delay, throughput, Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR), Mean Option Scores (MOS) and Structural Similarity Index (SSIM) of sessions in QoS-aware mobile scenarios.

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This work was done at the Laboratory of Communications and Telematics of the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra. It is supported by DoCoMo Euro-labs, by the Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology and High Education, and by European Union FEDER—POSI (projects Q3M and SAPRA).

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  1. Department of Informatics Engineering, University of Coimbra, Polo II, Pinhal de Marrocos, 3030029, Coimbra, Portugal

    Eduardo Cerqueira, Luis Veloso, Augusto Neto, Marilia Curado & Edmundo Monteiro

  2. INESC Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 378, 4200465, Porto, Portugal

    Paulo Mendes

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Cerqueira, E., Veloso, L., Neto, A. et al. QoS Support for Multi-user Sessions in IP-based Next Generation Networks. Mobile Netw Appl 13, 366–384 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11036-008-0058-0

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