利用组播及QoS技术对IPTV网络进行优化

主要阐述了有关IPTV网络业务、组播协议、Qos协议和OPNET网络仿真软件的有关基础知识,同时阐述了在业务承载网中的IPTV网络的发展现状,研究IPTV可能出现的网络传输拥塞时的缺点,提出基于组播和QoS技术的IPTV承载网络组网方案。重点阐述了OPNET的模型层次与构建方式,并提出了OPNET网络模拟仿真的具体步骤,通过OPNET软件进行模拟仿真实验,仿真中,按照数据业务、IP语音业务、IPTV服务等三个类型,分别对网络发射数量、终端接收数据流量、网络时延值和网络抖动数值等进行测试仿真,同时对所收集的网络状态信息进行数据分析。通过仿真实验,可以发现在IPTV网络中使用Qos及组播,有效减轻业务网的流量负荷,减少传输时延,提高网络系统稳定性,从而保证了相关服务的顺利进行。     

A subtree-based approach to failure detection and protection for multicast in SDN

Software-defined networking (SDN) has received tremendous attention from both industry and academia. The centralized control plane in SDN has a global view of the network and can be used to provide more effective solutions for complex problems, such as traffic engineering. This study is motivated by recent advancement in SDN and increasing popularity of multicasting applications. We propose a technique to increase the resiliency of multicasting in SDN based on the subtree protection mechanism. Multicasting is a group communication technology, which uses the network infrastructure efficiently by sending the data only once from one or multiple sources to a group of receivers that share a common path. Multicasting applications, e.g., live video streaming and video conferencing, become popular, but they are delay-sensitive applications. Failures in an ongoing multicast session can cause packet losses and delay, which can significantly affect quality of service (QoS). In this study, we adapt a subtree-based technique to protect a multicast tree constructed for OpenFlow switches in SDN. The proposed algorithm can detect link or node failures from a multicast tree and then determines which part of the multicast tree requires changes in the flow table to recover from the failure. With a centralized controller in SDN, the backup paths can be created much more effectively in comparison to the signaling approach used in traditional multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) networks for backup paths, which makes the subtree-based protection mechanism feasible. We also implement a prototype of the algorithm in the POX controller and measure its performance by emulating failures in different tree topologies in Mininet.     

IPTV architecture for an IMS environment with dynamic QoS adaptation

This paper describes the development, implementation and evaluation of a SIP based IPTV architecture with a new dynamic QoS adaptation method and signaling structure. The implemented QoS adaptation method allows dynamic updates of session parameters, maximizing the QoE and turning the solution suitable for live multimedia streaming, independently of the cast mode (unicast or multicast). The new SIP signaling structure, for session and media control, was developed following an All-SIP approach and a hybrid SIP+RTSP approach, both suited for an IMS environment, in order to compare the system behavior and performance using either approach. The details of both the IPTV Application Server and the IPTV Client prototypical implementations are described, as well as the results of field tests carried out across different Fixed and Mobile access networks for each of the signaling structures. The proposed IPTV architecture revealed to be suitable for scalable converged networks, due to its flexible multimedia delivery of personalized streams over a variety of network infrastructures, namely, Mobile radio networks.     

Adaptive IPTV services based on a novel IP Multimedia Subsystem

Heterogeneous communication devices are emerging and changing the way of communication. Innovative multimedia applications are now accessible through these embedded systems. The 3GPP IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) provides a basic architecture framework for the Next Generation Network (NGN) supporting the convergence platform for service provisioning in heterogeneous networks. ETSI TISPAN standardization effort focuses on delivering IPTV services on such platform. Nevertheless, IPTV on IMS standardization suffers from a lack of efficient user-centric network management mechanisms as the end-user may consume IPTV service from different access networks, on different mobile devices, at anytime. User’s Perceived Quality of Service (PQoS) or Quality of Experience (QoE) of IPTV service may also suffer from wireless access network impairments. This paper introduces new functionalities in IPTV over IMS architecture which optimize satisfaction of the end-user and resource utilization of the operator’s networks. A context-sensitive User Profile (UP) model is used to deliver IPTV streams adapted to the user’s environment. In order to optimize the operator network usage, the impact of spatiotemporal dynamics of the video content on the deduced perceptual quality is considered. A Multimedia Content Management System (MCMS) is proposed to perform dynamic cross-layer adaptation of the IPTV stream based on PQoS measurements at the end-user side.     

Zebroid: using IPTV data to support STB-assisted VoD content delivery

IPTV, unlike Internet TV, delivers digital TV and multimedia services over IP-based networks with the required level of quality of service (QoS) and quality of experience (QoE). Linear programming channels in IPTV are delivered through multicast, which is highly scalable with the number of subscribers. Video-on-demand (VoD) content, on the other hand, is typically delivered using unicast, which places a heavy load on the VoD servers and all the network components leading to the end-user set-top boxes (STBs) as the demand increases. With the rapid growth of IPTV subscribers and the shift in video viewing habits, the need to efficiently disseminate large volumes of VoD content has prompted IPTV service providers to consider the use of STBs to assist in video content delivery. This paper describes our current research work on Zebroid, a potential VoD solution for fiber-to-the-node (FTTN) networks, which uses IPTV data on a recurring basis to determine how to select, stripe, and preposition popular content in selected STBs during idle hours. A STB requesting VoD content during the peak hours can then receive necessary stripes from participating STBs in the neighborhood. Recent VoD request access patterns, STB availability data, and capacity data on network components are taken into consideration in determining the parameters used in the striping algorithm of Zebroid. We show both by simulation and emulation on a realistic IPTV testbed that the VoD server load can be reduced by more than 70% during peak hours by allocating only 8 GB of storage on each STB. The savings achieved through Zebroid would also allow IPTV service providers to add more linear programming channels without expensive infrastructure upgrades.     

基于公平服务多维加权轮询调度的IPTV组播流量控制策略

根据大规模接入汇聚路由器（ACR)的总体技术规范,IPTV组播复制在ACR的以太网分合路器（EMD)中进行,而IPTV组播业务的增长会对其他业务造成冲击,因此需要对IPTV组播流量进行控制,以保证其他业务的带宽分配,针对IPTV流量控制中的关键环节──队列调度,提出了一种公平服务多维轮询调度策略(FSMWRR),性能仿真的结果表明该调度策略能够满足IPTV业务的低时延、时延抖动的需求,同时保证各个业务带宽分配的公平性。     

Mobile IPTV: Approaches, Challenges, Standards, and QoS Support

IPTV is defined as multimedia services, such as TV, video, audio, text, graphics, and data, delivered over IP-based networks managed to support quality of service (QoS), quality of experience, security, interactivity, and reliability. Mobile IPTV extends those services to mobile networks. The authors discuss mobile IPTV standardization's status, related approaches in the field, and technical challenges to enhancing mobile IPTV services. Given the critical role of QoS in the technology's widespread adoption, the authors also propose an efficient signaling scheme to support QoS for seamless mobile IPTV services.     

QoS based multicast routing algorithms for real time applications

In recent years, there has been a lot of interest in providing real-time multimedia services like digital audio and video over packet-switched networks such as Internet and ATM. These services require certain quality of service (QoS) from the network. The routing algorithm should take QoS factor for an application into account while selecting the most suitable route for the application. In this paper, we introduce a new routing metric and use it with two different heuristics to compute the multicast tree for guaranteed QoS applications that need firm end-to-end delay bound. We then compare the performance of our algorithms with the other proposed QoS-based routing algorithms. Simulations were run over a number of random networks to measure the performance of different algorithms. We studied routing algorithms along with resource reservation and admission control to measure the call throughput over a number of random networks. Simulation results show that our algorithms give a much better performance in terms of call throughput over other proposed schemes.     

QoE assessment model for multimedia streaming services using QoS parameters

This paper proposes a video QoE (Quality of Experience) assessment model which can assess video quality of experience with only QoS (Quality of Service) parameters and their relative importance at network layer. Since network or service providers can forecast whether to provide multimedia services above a certain level of service quality using the proposed model, they can offer and maintain optimum network environment for multimedia service such as IPTV. Through an experiment of video quality comparison we show that our QoS/QoE correlation model is closely related with video quality degradation patterns to network environmental change.     

Ant based Pareto optimal solution for QoS aware energy efficient multicast in wireless networks

Most of the group communication technologies support real-time multimedia applications such as video conferencing and distributed gaming. These applications require quality-of-service (QoS) aware multicast routing protocol to deliver the same data stream to a predefined group of receivers. Since nodes in wireless networks are severely energy constrained due to finite battery source, hence it is of paramount importance that QoS aware multicast routing protocol be energy efficient. Transmission power control is one of the methods used to save energy. In this method, the nodes dynamically adjust the transmission power so that energy consumption in the tree is minimized. However, reduction in the transmission power increases the number of forwarding nodes in the multicast tree. This negatively impacts the QoS in terms of propagation delay, delay jitter, and packet loss etc. In wireless networks, there is a trade-off between the energy consumption and the QoS guarantees provided by the network. We unify these requirements into a multiobjective framework referred to as Energy Efficient QoS Multicast Routing (E²QoSMR). The goal is to simultaneously optimize the total power consumption and the QoS parameters in the multicast tree. We extend two algorithms based on metaphor of swarm intelligence for finding an energy efficient multicast tree satisfying the QoS guarantees. Extensive simulations have been conducted to validate the correctness and efficiency of the algorithms. The simulation result of the algorithms is compared with the nondominated sorting genetic algorithm, NSGA-III. The experimental results are consolidated by statistical analyses that demonstrate the ability of the algorithms to generate the Pareto optimal solution set.     

网络传输中IPTV的QoE评估模型的研究

IPTV是一种基于Internet的多媒体网络服务,由于Internet本身的不可靠性,使其在网络传输过程中无法保证服务质量。为了实时定量评估IPTV服务质量,提出了一种基于IPTV的用户体验评估模型,通过建立从网络服务质量QoS到用户体验质量QoE的映射关系,借助QoS测量技术,以实现针对QoE的在线评估。实验建立IPTV仿真平台,模拟真实网络环境下IPTV媒体流传输的整个过程,实现网络损伤QoS可控和QoE可测。针对不同编码和不同内容的视音频,分别建立独立的QoE评估模型。同时考虑到模型对数据精度和计算速度的需求,给出优化的QoE评估模型。实验结果表明,该评估模型与实际用户体验具有较高的拟合度。     

IPTV组播源控制的设计与实现

IPTV通常采用PIM-SM协议实现组播数据的传输,而该协议缺乏对组播源的控制,导致IPTV业务无法正常进行,针对以上问题,提出一种在边缘路由器上的IPTV组播源控制机制,并通过仿真实验验证其对IPTV组播源的控制功能。     

An SDN-enhanced load-balancing technique in the cloud system

The vast majority of Web services and sites are hosted in various kinds of cloud services, and ordering some level of quality of service (QoS) in such systems requires effective load-balancing policies that choose among multiple clouds. Recently, software-defined networking (SDN) is one of the most promising solutions for load balancing in cloud data center. SDN is characterized by its two distinguished features, including decoupling the control plane from the data plane and providing programmability for network application development. By using these technologies, SDN and cloud computing can improve cloud reliability, manageability, scalability and controllability. SDN-based cloud is a new type cloud in which SDN technology is used to acquire control on network infrastructure and to provide networking-as-a-service (NaaS) in cloud computing environments. In this paper, we introduce an SDN-enhanced Inter cloud Manager (S-ICM) that allocates network flows in the cloud environment. S-ICM consists of two main parts, monitoring and decision making. For monitoring, S-ICM uses SDN control message that observes and collects data, and decision-making is based on the measured network delay of packets. Measurements are used to compare S-ICM with a round robin (RR) allocation of jobs between clouds which spreads the workload equitably, and with a honeybee foraging algorithm (HFA). We see that S-ICM is better at avoiding system saturation than HFA and RR under heavy load formula using RR job scheduler. Measurements are also used to evaluate whether a simple queueing formula can be used to predict system performance for several clouds being operated under an RR scheduling policy, and show the validity of the theoretical approximation.     

A view-based monitoring for usage control in web services

Quality of service (QoS) can be a critical element for achieving the business goals of a service provider, and accepting a service by the customer. The criticality is more pronounced when the service provider handles the non-functional QoS attribute of privacy, i.e., privacy related to the customer’s personal data. In this regard, the customer needs some guarantee(s) from the service provider about confidentiality management, leading to overall quality characterization of the provided service. A service level agreement (SLA) is primarily intended to specify (in terms of clauses) the level of such non-functional QoS delivered to the customer. The aim is to provide customers with tools that show the fulfillment of QoS guarantees, through SLA monitoring process. In this paper, we address the problem of usage control of private data in service based applications ensuring end-to-end QoS capabilities. We propose a query containment based approach to support the monitoring of privacy-aware SLA compliance, that spells out a customer’s privacy rights, and shows how the customer’s private information must be handled by a Web service provider. We introduce the private data usage flow model upon which the monitoring is performed to observe the data usage flow, and capture the privacy vulnerabilities that may lead to non-compliance. The model is built on top of (i) properties and time-related privacy requirements to be monitored, and (ii) a set of identified privacy violations. As proof of concept, a privacy aware SLA monitoring system, which is an easy-to-use, and efficient tool for observing the dynamic private data usage flow is developed. Experiment results indicate the relevance and applicability of the proposed approach.     

一种多约束QoS多播路由快速优化算法

多路广播技术可以使多种网络资源得到接近最佳的使用率,提供满足QoS需求的多播服务的关键是如何建立满足多个QoS约束的最小代价树,多约束QoS多播路由选择问题是NP完全问题。论文提出的极值元素算法(EEA)能够快速解决全局优化问题,极值元素算法选择亲本的原则是:该亲本为极值点,与极值点的适应度无关。描述了多约束QoS多播路由问题的网络模型,给出了极值元素算法的原理,并将该算法应用于求解多约束QoS的多播路由选择问题。     

Advanced multicast class-based bandwidth over-provisioning

Dynamic bandwidth aggregate over-provisioning has been proposed to provide differentiated services with scalable Quality of Service (QoS) control. Previous research showed that efficient over-reservation control allows minimizing QoS control overhead with reduced waste of bandwidth and blocking probability. However, existing over-reservation centric solutions are still inefficient in the face of network dynamics, as they are not able to accommodate the dynamic service demands, thus failing to optimize the bandwidth usage. This paper proposes a new Advanced Class-based resource Over-Reservation (ACOR) solution for multicast sessions, which seeks increased network resources utilization while minimizing QoS control overhead. More specifically, ACOR is able to dynamically update the share of bandwidth between different classes of service, providing improved results with less complexity than current solutions. Our analytical and simulation results prove the cost-effective and scalable QoS control capabilities of ACOR in decentralized networks with multiple distributed ingress routers coordinating the QoS control.     

基于混合遗传算法的多播路由多目标优化

互联网不断增长的多媒体应用引发人们研究如何满足这些应用的服务质量(QoS)约束.目前网络中多主机之间的多播通信一般需要严格的多个QoS保证,文中描述了一种适应于研究多播QoS路由多目标优化的网络模型,在此基础上提出了基于遗传算法和禁忌搜索混合策略的,具有多目标的多播路由QoS优化方法,以克服遗传算法的爬山能力差以及不成熟收敛等问题.此外还采用了改进的多播树编码方法及高效的遗传操作,同时还优化时延、丢包率和带宽利用率等不同的参数.实验结果表明,该算法为多播路由QoS多目标优化问题的求解提供了一种有效的新途径.     

A robust NFC-based personalized IPTV service system

Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) is becoming a platform that changes the way we obtain information and entertainment, and offers interactive features and personalized services. Although IPTV service providers can perform TV viewer identification and authentication through a unique hardware identifier in the form of a set-top box (STB), it is based on STB-level identification which leads to the situation where all members of a subscriber family get the same level of access to services. This indicates that existing identification schemes are inconsistent with IPTV’s main intent, namely, providing personalized services. Smartphones with NFC (Near Field Communication) capabilities have grown to become very popular over the years. In this study, we present a novel personalized IPTV service system in which NFC-based identification with HCE (Host Card Emulation) is adopted. The experiments and analyses show that the proposed system can meet the system requirements and provide great usability, deployability and service scalability for personalized IPTV services.     

TSSF:基于QoS分解的可信服务调度框架

网络计算环境的松散化、独立性和异构性的特点不断给服务计算发展带来新的挑战,与此同时用户对软件系统实时性、安全性、可靠性、可用性等非功能属性要求又在不断提高,如何保障服务计算系统的可信性是平台设计者和服务应用开发者所面临的重要问题.设计了基于QoS分解的可信服务调度框架(Trustworthy Senrice Scheduling Framework,TSSF),通过对组合服务的可信QOS规划,并利用自适应的服务调度机制为服务提供可信QOS保障.提出了基于模糊集的可信QOS分解模型,将用户对组合服务的QoS需求分解为每个原子服务单独的可信QOS需求;根据分解后的额定QoS需求,以创建动态服务实体组(Dynamic Service Entity Group,DSEG)的方式为原子服务提供可信QoS保障,并以DSEG为基础详细叙述了变粒度、层次化基于反馈设计思想的自适应可信服务调度技术.最后扩展了JBoss中间件,实现了支持该服务调度框架的平台,并在此平台上进行了实验,结果表明TSSF能够为组合服务的QoS需求提供可信保障.