Survey of end-to-end mobile network measurement testbeds, tools, and services
Mobile (cellular) networks enable innovation, but can also stifle it and lead to user frustration
when network performance falls below expectations. As mobile networks become the …
when network performance falls below expectations. As mobile networks become the …
Studying TLS usage in Android apps
Transport Layer Security (TLS), has become the de-facto standard for secure Internet
communication. When used correctly, it provides secure data transfer, but used incorrectly, it …
communication. When used correctly, it provides secure data transfer, but used incorrectly, it …
Towards a SPDY'ier mobile web?
Despite its widespread adoption and popularity, the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
suffers from fundamental performance limitations. SPDY, a recently proposed alternative to …
suffers from fundamental performance limitations. SPDY, a recently proposed alternative to …
[PDF][PDF] Haystack: In situ mobile traffic analysis in user space
Despite our growing reliance on mobile phones for a wide range of daily tasks, we remain
largely in the dark about the operation and performance of our devices, including how (or …
largely in the dark about the operation and performance of our devices, including how (or …
Tracking the trackers: Towards understanding the mobile advertising and tracking ecosystem
Third-party services form an integral part of the mobile ecosystem: they allow app
developers to add features such as performance analytics and social network integration …
developers to add features such as performance analytics and social network integration …
ACACIA: context-aware edge computing for continuous interactive applications over mobile networks
There is widespread agreement that future continuous interactive (CI) applications will
require edge computing capabilities from mobile networks. There is also widespread …
require edge computing capabilities from mobile networks. There is also widespread …
[PDF][PDF] Machine-Learning Based Approaches for Anomaly Detection and Classification in Cellular Networks.
Despite the long literature and assorted list of proposed systems for performing detection
and classification of anomalies in operational networks, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are …
and classification of anomalies in operational networks, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are …
Is there a case for mobile phone content pre-staging?
Content caching is a fundamental building block of the Internet. Caches are widely deployed
at network edges to improve performance for end-users, and to reduce load on web servers …
at network edges to improve performance for end-users, and to reduce load on web servers …
Discovering fine-grained RRC state dynamics and performance impacts in cellular networks
To conserve power while ensuring good performance on resource-constrained mobile
devices, devices transition between different Radio Resource Control (RRC) states in …
devices, devices transition between different Radio Resource Control (RRC) states in …
Haystack: A multi-purpose mobile vantage point in user space
Despite our growing reliance on mobile phones for a wide range of daily tasks, their
operation remains largely opaque. A number of previous studies have addressed elements …
operation remains largely opaque. A number of previous studies have addressed elements …