Title :
Communication protocols and simulation tool development for multimedia traffic optimization in LTE networks
Author :
Mezzavilla, Marco
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Univ. of Padova, Padova, Italy
Abstract :
This work tackles the issue of multimedia traffic optimization in LTE networks. The whole approach comprises two parts: first, the analysis and design of novel communication techniques; second, the implementation and extension of the network simulation tool (ns-3) used to test and validate the proposed approaches. This key features are provided along with the description and explanation of two effective contributions to the ns-3 developers community: the evaluation of handover algorithms in LTE femtocell networks, based on a centralized mechanism handled by a Home eNodeB Gateway (HeNB-GW), and the extraction of link effective measurements to enhance the system level simulator error model, based on Mutual Information Effective SINR Metrics (MIESM).
Keywords :
Long Term Evolution; discrete event simulation; femtocellular radio; mobility management (mobile radio); multimedia communication; protocols; HeNB-GW; Home eNodeB Gateway; LTE femtocell networks; MIESM; communication protocols; communication technique design; handover algorithms; multimedia traffic optimization; mutual information effective SINR metrics; ns-3 extension; ns-3 implementation; simulation tool development; system level simulator error model; Multimedia communication; Optimization; Protocols; Quality of service; Resource management; Streaming media; Wireless communication; HARQ; MIESM; OFDMA; QoS; femtocell; ns-3; resource allocation;
Conference_Titel :
World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM), 2011 IEEE International Symposium on a
Conference_Location :
Lucca
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0352-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0350-8
DOI :
10.1109/WoWMoM.2011.5986157
