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Analysis of Enhanced Access Selection Methods and End-User Perception in Multi-operator Environment

Authors:
Petteri Poyhonen
Jan Markendahl
Ove Strandberg
Janne Tuononen
Martin Johnsson

Keywords: Access selection algorithm, Network cooperation, User experience, User satisfaction index, Network composition

Abstract:
Nowadays, the access selection methods are done based on operator incentives using static and predefined rules. But once the number of deployed access technologies and mobile services is increasing, then today’s access selection practices are not adequate anymore. We need to think about end-user preferences in a decision making process. Two new distributed decision making algorithms called the Network Centric and the Terminal Centric algorithms exploiting Ambient Networks mechanisms are presented. These algorithms use a richer set of constrains and rules. In order to evaluate these algorithms from an end-user perspective, we introduce a new performance index called the User Satisfaction Index. We present our simulation model, performance results and analysis. The results indicate that the cooperation between networks increases the network utilization and service availability. The benefits from an end-user perspective are expressed using the proposed User Satisfaction Index. Finally, we discuss on further challenges of a decision making for information centric networking.

Pages: 107 to 125

Copyright: Copyright (c) to authors, 2009. Used with permission.

Publication date: June 7, 2009

Published in: journal

ISSN: 1942-2679