Quality Level Control for Multi-User Sessions in Future Generation Networks

Abstract

Real-time multimedia sessions are now present in our daily live experience, and will be among the most important applications in future generation networks. The distribution of those sessions, towards fixed and mobile users, with Quality of Experience (QoE) assurance is important to attract and keep customers, while increasing the profits of providers. This paper proposes the Quality Level Control for Multi-user Session (QUALITIS) approach to assure the quality level of sessions shared by multiple users (multi-users) in future generation networks. QUALITIS aims to keep sessions with an acceptable quality level and to avoid session blocking. The QUALITIS control is achieved by coordinating Quality of Service (QoS) mapping, QoS adaptation, resource allocation and mobility mechanisms. Performance evaluation was carried out based on simulation experiments and verified the QUALITIS impact on the user's expectation and on the performance of the network.