Cross-layer Optimization Techniques Research Articles

Web Based Cross Layer Optimization Technique for Energy Efficient WSN

In recent days, wireless sensor networks (WSN) plays a major role in the real time applications like military battlefield surveillance, industrial process monitoring, machine health monitoring and so on. In WSN, selecting the cluster head (CH) is the challenging task. CH selection is done by considering parameters of single layer only. In cross layer protocol more than one layers are considered for inter related parameters such as integration of MAC/physical layer and integration routing/MAC/physical layers. The main drawback of layer-based approach is not considering the effect on improvement of particular layer parameter to other layer parameters. In this paper, new cross layer technique for energy efficient module is designed to address the energy efficiency issues, which is common to all layers and used to optimize the energy from one layer parameter by others. Nowadays everything is possible with the help of Internet, so sharing the information between WSN and TCP through the energy efficient cross layer can be done. It is done with transport layer to enhance the application filed to be reliably connected to the web. In this paper, dynamically adapted sleep scheduling mechanism is used with residual energy of each node. Virtual end-to-end packet rate selection and congestion control feedback mechanism are considered for end to end delay. This reduces the packet loss with the support of data-rate adaptation technique.

GCLR: GNN-Based Cross Layer Optimization for Multipath TCP by Routing

Multipath TCP has attracted increasing attention as a promising technology for 5G networks. To fully utilize network interfaces on multi-homed terminals and the whole network resources, MPTCP is proposed as an extension of TCP to transfer packets concurrently over multiple paths. Cross layer optimization techniques have been applied for MPTCP such as routing and path management. However, existing multipath routing algorithms and network modeling techniques are facing the challenges of subflow asymmetry due to network heterogeneity, thus cannot handle routing optimization problems comprehensively. To address these problems, in this paper, firstly, a novel Graph Neural Network (GNN) based multipath routing model is proposed to explore the complications among links, paths, subflows and the MPTCP connection on various topologies. Leveraging the GNN model, expected throughput can be predicted with given network topology and multipath routes, which can further be the guidance for optimzing the multipath routing. Then, GCLR, a GNN based cross layer optimization system for MPTCP by routing, is proposed with the help of SDN (Software Defined Networking). According to simulation results, our off-line learned GNN model can predict the expected throughput of specific MPTCP connections with very low error. Besides, it's validated that the model has high generalization ability in terms of connection arbitrary and topology arbitrary, it can maintain MSE (mean squared error) at a low level when the situations are not seen during training, which is sufficient for throughput prediction in multipath routing decisions. Finally, the online routing optimization system is realized using SDN, experimental results show that our proposed routing optimization system can achieve significant throughput enhancement compared with traditional multipath routing algorithms.

Cross-layer Optimization for Video Transmission using MDC in Wireless Mesh Networks

Abstract In this paper, we propose a cross-layer optimization technique for improving the QoS of video streaming applications in multi-radio Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs) using Multiple Description Coding (MDC). WMN is an emerging technology which is used to connect various types of networks to the internet. As the trafficdensity is very high fromthe client mesh to the gateways, load balancing in these networks has become an important research issue. Thus, there is a need for multipath routing which can exploit the multi-radio capabilities along with the load balancing mechanism. Furthermore, the dynamic and shared nature of wireless medium makes the task of supporting QoS for video streaming applications challenging. Towards this,MDCis an effective technique for the video transmission over the unpredictable routes because of varying channel conditions.In this work,we compute multiple paths using Passive Interference andDelay Aware (PIDA) metric and performload balancing using MDC. Proposed work is implemented in Ad hoc On-demand Multipath Distance Vector (AOMDV) routing protocol using NS2 simulator. The results reveal that proposed technique withMDCperforms better in terms of PSNR, frame delay and frame loss compared to existing technique

MLC 낸드 플래시 기반 저장장치의 쓰기 성능 개선을 위한 계층 교차적 최적화 기법

하나의 메모리 셀에 여러 비트의 정보를 저장하는 다치화 기법은 공정 미세화와 함께 낸드 플래시 메모리의 집적도를 크게 향상시켰지만, 그 반대급부로 MLC 낸드 플래시 메모리의 평균 쓰기 성능은 SLC 낸드 플래시 메모리 대비 두 배 이상 하락하였다. 본 논문에서는 MLC 낸드 플래시 기반 저장장치의 성능 향상을 위해 제안되었던 기존의 계층 교차적 최적화 기법들을 소개하고, 두 기법의 상호 보완성을 분석하여 해당 기법들의 한계점을 극복하는 새로운 통합 기법을 제안한다. MLC 낸드 플래시 디바이스에 존재하는 성능 비대칭성을 플래시 변환 계층 수준에서 최대한 활용함으로써, 제안하는 기법은 인가되는 다수의 쓰기 명령을 SLC 낸드 플래시 디바이스의 성능으로 처리하여 저장장치의 성능 향상을 도모한다. 실험 결과, 제안하는 기법은 기존 기법 대비 평균 39%의 성능 향상을 달성할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

Cross Layer Optimization for ZigBee-Based Transmission Line Monitoring and Data Collection

A hybrid network architecture comprised of wireless sensor networks and cellular network is considered to monitor the high voltage transmission lines (HVTL). Corona noise is one of the sources of electromagnetic interference in HVTL. Automatic repeat request (ARQ) is utilized to increase the system reliability and to reduce the errors due to impulsive Corona noise. By using ARQ, link reliability is increased at the expense of communication delay. In this paper, the objective is to find the optimum location of ZigBee gateways such that reliability and latency constraints are satisfied. A cross-layer optimization technique is used to illustrate the effects of physical and MAC layer parameters on the QoS of the data collection.

A cross-layer optimization for delay-aware load balancing in multi-radio wireless mesh networks

In this paper, we propose a cross-layer optimization technique for multi-radio Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs) using new routing metric and load balancing mechanism. WMNs are an emerging technology and are used as a backhaul network to connect various types of networks to the internet. These networks consist of mesh routers with multi-radio support to enhance the capacity. As the traffic density is very high from the client mesh to the gateways, load balancing in these networks has become an important research issue. For this, multipath routing which can exploit the multi-radio capabilities to balance the traffic simultaneously through mesh routers is required. To address this, we analytically derive the routing metric using IEEE 802.11 Distributed Coordination Function (DCF) delay model. Using this model, we propose a routing metric called Passive Interference and Delay Aware (PIDA) metric for multipath routing to find the interference free paths. We extend the work by performing load balancing on multiple paths as well as on multiple interfaces using the proposed metric. We implement our techniques using popular Ad hoc On-demand Multipath Distance Vector (AOMDV) routing protocol in NS2. The results reveal that PIDA performs better in terms of throughput and average delay compared to recently proposed routing metrics with minimal routing overhead. In addition, load balancing mechanism with PIDA metric shows better results depending on the congestion level in the network.

Reliable Adaptive Video Streaming Driven by Perceptual Semantics for Situational Awareness.

A novel cross-layer optimized video adaptation driven by perceptual semantics is presented. The design target is streamed live video to enhance situational awareness in challenging communications conditions. Conventional solutions for recreational applications are inadequate and novel quality of experience (QoE) framework is proposed which allows fully controlled adaptation and enables perceptual semantic feedback. The framework relies on temporal/spatial abstraction for video applications serving beyond recreational purposes. An underlying cross-layer optimization technique takes into account feedback on network congestion (time) and erasures (space) to best distribute available (scarce) bandwidth. Systematic random linear network coding (SRNC) adds reliability while preserving perceptual semantics. Objective metrics of the perceptual features in QoE show homogeneous high performance when using the proposed scheme. Finally, the proposed scheme is in line with content-aware trends, by complying with information-centric-networking philosophy and architecture.

Cross-Layer Design and Optimization of CDMA Networks in Frequency-Selective Fading Channels

The cross-layer optimization technique in a recent paper [1] is extended and analyzed for frequency-selective channels with maximum ratio combining (MRC) coherent RAKE receiver. We assume random arrival time for a new user within a frame, and consider discrete spreading factors as a practical case. We show that the optimum outer-loop SNR-target does not depend on the received number of paths (Lp), and neither is dependent on the Uniformly-distributed arrival time of new users. Furthermore, an increase in Lp reduces the sum-throughput and the achievable gain in sum-throughput through our optimization approach.

Cross-Layer Optimizations in Solid-State Drives

Solid-state drives (SSDs) utilize parallel architectures to improve their IO throughput. Although log buffer based flash translation layers (FTLs) are widely employed in SSDs, little has been addressed on the issue of placing pages under a parallel architecture in such FTLs. In this letter, we evaluate three possible page placement policies and show that there is no best policy due to the tradeoff between the degree of parallelism and the garbage collection overhead. To achieve high performance SSDs, cross-layer optimization techniques involving the cooperation between the buffer management layer and the FTL are proposed in this letter to maximize the degree of parallelism while keeping a low garbage collection overhead. The basic idea is to let the FTL keep the garbage collection overhead low by eliminating high-cost cross-channel live page copying, while making the buffer management layer responsible for maximizing the degree of parallelism. Simulation results on five realistic or benchmark based workloads show that the proposed techniques reduce the response time of the SSD by up to 79%.

A performance comparative study on the implementation methods for OFDMA cross-layer optimization

One key issue in cross-layer optimization techniques for next-generation multi-user orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA)-based broadband wireless network systems lies in the implementation methods of optimal resource scheduling. In the literature the optimal solutions are derived either through dynamic programming (referred to as a purely numerical approach) or via mathematical analysis (referred to as an analytical approach). When the latter approach is adopted, an additional iterative process is usually needed for the final optimal solution to be obtained. This paper presents a first in-depth comparative study on the implementation performance between the analytical and the numerical techniques. For this purpose, various popular iterative methods and numerical methods are investigated in our study. Several performance metrics (e.g., achieved overall data rate, absolute approximation error, and computational time) are utilized for comparison. Our simulation results demonstrate clearly that the analytical approaches indeed outperform the numerical ones. Furthermore, regarding different iterative methods, it is shown that the semi-implicit root (SIR) mechanism performs best in terms of the convergence rate, the root-finding accuracy, and the computational time.

REUSE: A combined routing and link scheduling mechanism for wireless mesh networks

Increasing the capacity of wireless mesh networks has motivated numerous studies. In this context, the cross-layer optimization techniques involving joint use of routing and link scheduling are able to provide better capacity improvements. Most works in the literature propose linear programming models to combine both mechanisms. However, this approach has high computational complexity and cannot be extended to large-scale networks. Alternatively, algorithmic solutions are less complex and can obtain capacity values close to the optimal. Thus, we propose the REUSE algorithm, which combines routing and link scheduling and aims to increase throughput capacity in wireless mesh networks. Through simulations, the performance of the proposal is compared to a developed linear programming model, which provides optimal results, and to other proposed mechanisms in the literature that also deal with the problem algorithmically. We observed higher values of capacity in favor of our proposal when compared to the benchmark algorithms.

Cross-Layer Optimization for Multi-View Video Streaming Service over Wireless Broadband Internet

This paper defines a Quality of Experience (QoE) parameter for multi-view video streaming service over Wireless Broadband Internet, and proposes cross-layer optimization (CLO) algorithm to maximize the QoE. The proposed CLO algorithm interacts with all layers from PHY layer to video layer. Under the time-varying wireless channel condition, it guarantees service continuity to the user by selecting frames to be transmitted. The CLO technique takes inter-view and the temporal significance of the multi-view video frames into consideration when deciding the Transmission Frame Set (TFS) and its Levels of FEC (LOF). Through simulation of the proposed technique, it is shown that the optimal quality of the multi-view video can be achieved even during hand-over, using the minimum amount of resources. Visual quality of multi-view video streams is improved by about 15.3∼30.2%, especially up to 39.1∼65% during the hand-over. Moreover, continuity of the most important view has been increased by 20.1∼39.1% in comparison with conventional method.

Cross-Layer Optimization of DVB-T2 System for Mobile Services

Mobile broadcast services have experienced a strong boost in recent years through the standardization of several mobile broadcast systems such as DVB-H, ATSC-M/H, DMB-T/H, and CMMB. However, steady need for higher quality services is projected to surpass the capabilities of the existing mobile broadcast systems. Consequently, work on new generations of mobile broadcast technology is starting under the umbrella of different industry consortia, such as DVB. In this paper, we address the question of how DVB-T2 transmission can be optimized for improved mobile broadcast reception. We investigate cross-layer optimization techniques with a focus on the transport of scalable video (SVC) streams over DVB-T2 Physical Layer Pipes (PLP). Throughout the paper, we propose different optimization options and verify their utility.

Wireless multimedia delivery over 802.11e with cross-layer optimization techniques

The use of wireless networks has spread further than simple data transfer to delay sensitive and loss tolerant multimedia applications. Over the past few years, wireless multimedia transmission across Wireless Local area Networks (WLANs) has gained a lot of attention because of the introduction of technologies such as Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11, 3G, and WiMAX. The IEEE 802.11 WLAN has become a dominating technology due to its low cost and ease of implementation. But, transmitting video over WLANs in real time remains a challenge because it imposes strong demands on video codec, the underlying network, and the Media Access Control (MAC) layer. This paper presents a cross-layer mapping algorithm to improve the quality of transmission of H.264 (a recently-developed video coding standard of the ITU-T Video Coding Experts Group) video stream over IEEE 802.11e-based wireless networks. The major goals of H.264 standard were on improving the rate distortion and the enhanced compression performance. Our proposed cross-layer design involves the mapping of H.264 video slices (packets) to appropriate access categories of IEEE 802.11e according to their information significance. We evaluate the performance of our proposed cross-layer design and the results obtained demonstrate its effectiveness in exploiting characteristics of the MAC and application layers to improve the video transmission quality.

WiBro망에서의 다시점 비디오 스트리밍 서비스를 위한 계층 간 최적화 방식

This paper defines QoE (Quality of Experience) for multi-view video streaming service over WiBro and proposes the CLO (Cross-Layer Optimization) algorithm can maximize this. Proposal CLO algorithm contains from physical layer to video layer. Under the time-varying wireless channel condition, the CLO technique takes view-wise and the temporal priority of the multi-view video into consideration in order to decide the transmission of frames and its FEC level. At the handover situation, it is shown through computer simulation that the optimal quality of the multi-view video can be achieved using the minimum amount of resources if the proposed CLO technique is applied.

Cross-Layer Optimization for Multimedia Traffic in CDMA Cellular Networks

We consider the uplink transmission of multimedia services in a cellular network where multiple access is implemented by code division multiple access (CDMA) and the base station performs successive interference cancellation (SIC) to enhance performance. We propose a cross-layer optimization technique that operates both at the physical layer, by selecting the detection order at the SIC receiver, and at the medium access control layer, by selecting the power/rate for each mobile terminal. The optimization objective is the maximization of the overall weighted network throughput with the satisfaction of the quality of service criteria for multimedia communications. The resulting problem turns out to be NP-complete and we resort to a discrete stochastic approximation (DSA) approach for its solution. Concerning DSA, an efficient implementation is proposed in order to reduce memory occupation and improve the convergence of the algorithm. In a UMTS cellular environment, numerical results show that the optimization provides a significant performance advantage over existing techniques at the cost of an increase of computational complexity and memory occupation.

Dynamic resource allocation in OFDM systems: an overview of cross-layer optimization principles and techniques

Recently, a lot of research effort has been spent on cross-layer system design. It has been shown that cross-layer mechanisms (i.e., policies) potentially provide significant performance gains for various systems. In this article we review several aspects of cross-layer system optimization regarding wireless OFDM systems. We discuss basic optimization models and present selected heuristic approaches realizing cross-layer policies by means of dynamic resource allocation. Two specific areas are treated separately: models and dynamic approaches for single transmitter/receiver pairs (i.e., a point-to-point communication scenario) as well as models and approaches for point-to-multipoint communication scenarios (e.g., the downlink of a wireless cell). This article provides basic knowledge in order to investigate future OFDM cross-layer-optimization issues