Building a network highway for big data: architecture and challenges
Big data, with their promise to discover valuable insights for better decision making, have
recently attracted significant interest from both academia and industry. Voluminous data are …
recently attracted significant interest from both academia and industry. Voluminous data are …
{CFA}: A practical prediction system for video {QoE} optimization
Many prior efforts have suggested that Internet video Quality of Experience (QoE) could be
dramatically improved by using data-driven prediction of video quality for different choices …
dramatically improved by using data-driven prediction of video quality for different choices …
Practical, real-time centralized control for cdn-based live video delivery
Live video delivery is expected to reach a peak of 50 Tbps this year. This surging popularity
is fundamentally changing the Internet video delivery landscape. CDNs must meet users' …
is fundamentally changing the Internet video delivery landscape. CDNs must meet users' …
[PDF][PDF] A toolchain for simplifying network simulation setup.
Arguably, one of the most cumbersome tasks required to run a network simulation is the
setup of a complete simulation scenario and its implementation in the target simulator. This …
setup of a complete simulation scenario and its implementation in the target simulator. This …
Remote peering: More peering without internet flattening
The trend toward more peering between networks is commonly conflated with the trend of
Internet flattening, ie, reduction in the number of intermediary organizations on Internet …
Internet flattening, ie, reduction in the number of intermediary organizations on Internet …
Xron: A hybrid elastic cloud overlay network for video conferencing at planetary scale
Quality and cost are two key considerations for video conferencing services. Service
providers face a dilemma when selecting network tiers to build their infrastructure---relying …
providers face a dilemma when selecting network tiers to build their infrastructure---relying …
Trade-offs in optimizing the cache deployments of CDNs
Content delivery networks (CDNs) deploy globally distributed systems of caches in a large
number of autonomous systems (ASes). It is important for a CDN operator to satisfy the …
number of autonomous systems (ASes). It is important for a CDN operator to satisfy the …
When YouTube does not work—Analysis of QoE-relevant degradation in Google CDN traffic
YouTube is the most popular service in today's Internet. Google relies on its massive content
delivery network (CDN) to push YouTube videos as close as possible to the end-users, both …
delivery network (CDN) to push YouTube videos as close as possible to the end-users, both …
E2E: embracing user heterogeneity to improve quality of experience on the web
Conventional wisdom states that to improve quality of experience (QoE), web service
providers should reduce the median or other percentiles of server-side delays. This work …
providers should reduce the median or other percentiles of server-side delays. This work …
The economics of CDNs and their impact on service fairness
Content delivery networks (CDNs) have become key telecommunication actors. They
contribute to improve significantly the quality of services delivering content to end users …
contribute to improve significantly the quality of services delivering content to end users …