A Hybrid Upstream Bandwidth Allocation Method for Multimedia Communications in EPONs

Baek, Jinsuk,Kwak, Min Gyung,Fisher, Paul S. The Institute of Electronics and Information Engin 2012 IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing & Computing Vol.1 No.1

The Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) has been considered to be one of the most promising solutions for the implementation of the Fiber To The Home (FTTH) technology designed to ameliorate the "last mile" bandwidth bottleneck. In the EPON network, an efficient and fair bandwidth allocation is a very important issue, since multiple optical network units (ONUs) share a common upstream channel for packet transmission. To increase bandwidth utilization, an EPON system must provide a way to adaptively allocate the upstream bandwidth among multiple ONUs in accordance to their bandwidth demands and requirements. We present a new hybrid method that satisfies these requirements. The advantage of our method comes from the consideration of application-specific bandwidth allocation and the minimization of the idle bandwidth. Our simulation results show that our proposed method outperforms existing dynamic bandwidth allocation methods in terms of bandwidth utilization.

QoS-Aware Bandwidth Allocation Algorithm for Multimedia Service Networks

The Institute of Electronics, Information and Comm 2011 IEICE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS - Vol.eb94 No.3

<P>Bandwidth is an extremely valuable and scarce resource in multimedia networks. Therefore, efficient bandwidth management is necessary in order to provide high Quality of Service (QoS) to users. In this paper, a new QoS-aware bandwidth allocation algorithm is proposed for the efficient use of available bandwidth. By using the multi-objective optimization technique and Talmud allocation rule, the bandwidth is adaptively controlled to maximize network efficiency while ensuring QoS provisioning. In addition, we adopt the online feedback strategy to dynamically respond to current network conditions. With a simulation study, we demonstrate that the proposed algorithm can adaptively approximate an optimized solution under widely diverse traffic load intensities.</P>

Bandwidth Allocation and Scheduling Algorithms for Ethernet Passive Optical Networks

Un Gi Joo 한국경영과학회 2010 Management Science and Financial Engineering Vol.16 No.1

This paper considers bandwidth allocation and scheduling problems on Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (EPON). EPON is one of the good candidates for the optical access network. This paper formulates the bandwidth allocation problem as a nonlinear mathematical one and characterizes the optimal bandwidth allocation which maximizes weighted sum of throughput and fairness. Based upon the characterization, two heuristic algorithms are suggested with various numerical tests. The test results show that our algorithms can be used for efficient bandwidth allocation on the EPON. This paper also shows that the WSPT (Weighted Shortest Processing Time) role is optimal for minimization the total delay time in transmitting the traffic of the given allocated bandwidth.

A software-controlled bandwidth allocation scheme for multiple router on-chip-networks

Phan-Duy Bui,Chanho Lee 한국전기전자학회 2019 전기전자학회논문지 Vol.23 No.4

As the number of IP cores has been increasing in a System-on-Chip (SoC), multiple routers are included in on-chip-networks. Each router has its own arbitration policy and it is difficult to obtain a desired arbitration result by combining multiple routers. Allocating desired bandwidths to the ports across the routers is more difficult. In this paper, a guaranteed bandwidth allocation scheme using an IP-level QoS control is proposed to overcome the limitations of existing local arbitration policies. Each IP can control the priority of a packet depending on the data communication requirement within the allocated bandwidth. The experimental results show that the proposed mechanism guarantees for IPs to utilize the allocated bandwidth in multiple router on-chip-networks. The maximum error rate of bandwidth allocation of the proposed scheme is only 1.9%.

A software-controlled bandwidth allocation scheme for multiple router on-chip-networks

Bui, Phan-Duy,Lee, Chanho Institute of Korean Electrical and Electronics Eng 2019 전기전자학회논문지 Vol.23 No.4

As the number of IP cores has been increasing in a System-on-Chip (SoC), multiple routers are included in on-chip-networks. Each router has its own arbitration policy and it is difficult to obtain a desired arbitration result by combining multiple routers. Allocating desired bandwidths to the ports across the routers is more difficult. In this paper, a guaranteed bandwidth allocation scheme using an IP-level QoS control is proposed to overcome the limitations of existing local arbitration policies. Each IP can control the priority of a packet depending on the data communication requirement within the allocated bandwidth. The experimental results show that the proposed mechanism guarantees for IPs to utilize the allocated bandwidth in multiple router on-chip-networks. The maximum error rate of bandwidth allocation of the proposed scheme is only 1.9%.

이더넷 PON에서 다중 클래스 서비스를 위한 계층적 구조 기반의 동적 대역 할당 알고리듬

한경은,안계현,김영천 한국통신학회 2004 韓國通信學會論文誌 Vol.29 No.3A

본 논문에서는 이더넷 PON(Passive Optical Network)에서 다중 클래스 서비스를 효율적으로 제공하기 위한 동적 대역 할당 알고리듬을 제안한다. 제안한 알고리듬은 OLT(Optical Line Terminal)에 존재하는 상위 단계 스케줄러와 ONU(Optical Network Unit)에 존재하는 하위 단계 스케줄러로 구성된다. 계층적 구조 기반의 대역 할당 알고리듬은 대역 할당을 수행하는 스케줄러와 스케줄의 대상이 되는 큐가 거리 상으로 분산되어 있는 이더넷 PON 시스템에서 확장성과 자원의 효율성을 제공할 수 있다. 또한 본 논문에서는 ONU에서 수행하는 하위 단계 대역 할당 알고리듬으로 비례 할당 알고리듬, 최대 요구 우선 할당(Maximum Request First Allocation: MRFA) 알고리듬, 우선 순위 우선 할당(High Priority First Allocation: HPFA) 알고리듬을 제안한다. 제안한 알고리듬의 성능 평가를 위해 OPNET을 이용하여 IEEE 802.3ah 기반의 이더넷 PON 시스템을 설계하고 시뮬레이션을 수행하였으며 각 알고리듬의 채널 이용률, 큐잉 지연, 잔여대역 관점에서 성능을 평가하고 분석하였다. In this paper we propose the hierarchical-based dynamic bandwidth allocation algorithm for multi-class services in Ethernet-PON. The proposed algorithm consists of the high level scheduler in OLT and the low level scheduler in ONU. The hierarchical architecture is able to provide scalability and resource efficiency in Ethernet-PON which has the distributed nature of the scheduling domain, with queues and the scheduler located at a large distance from each other. We also propose three dynamic bandwidth allocation algorithms for the low level scheduler: Proportional Allocation algorithm, Maximum Request First Allocation (MRFA) algorithm and High Priority First Allocation (HPFA) algorithm. We implement the Ethernet-PON standardized in the IEEE 802,3ah using OPNET. We also evaluate and analyze the performance for the proposed algorithms in terms of channel utilization, queuing delay and the amount of remainder.

단말에 대한 공정성을 고려한 이더넷 PON 시스템의 동적대역할당방법의 성능분석

박지원,윤종호,송재연,임세윤,김진희,Park Ji-won,Yoon Chong-ho,Song Jae-yeon,Lim Se-youn,Kim Jin-hee 한국통신학회 2004 韓國通信學會論文誌 Vol.29 No.11B

본 논문에서는 Ethernet Passive Optical Network(EPON)시스템에서 단말들에 대한 공정성을 부여하는 동적 대역할당 알고리듬을 제안하고 시뮬레이션을 통한 성능분석을 하였다. 기존 EPON에서는 Optical Network Unit(ONU)로부터 보고 받는 버퍼의 상태만을 고려하여Optical Line Termination (OLT)가 상향링크의 대역을 할당한다 이러한 ONU버퍼상태에 따른 대역할당방법은 ONU들에 대한 공정한 대역할당은 가능하지만 ONU에 연결된 단말들에 대한 공정한 대역할당을 보장하지 않는 문제가 있다. 예를 들어, 어떤 ONU에 연결된 어떤 단말로부터의 전송이 일시적으로 폭증할 경우, 급격하게 증가된 이 ONU의 버퍼상태가 OLT에 보고됨으로써, 이 ONU는 더 많은 상향 대역폭을 할당받게 된다. 이러한 대역할당의 결과, 상향전송이 많은 단말에 대해서는 많은 대역이 할당되지만, 상대적으로 전송량이 적은 단말들이 접속된 다른 ONU들에는 기존보다 감소된 대역이 할당됨으로써 이러한 ONU들에 접속되어 있는 단말들의 전송지연시간이증가되는 불공정성 문제가 발생한다. 이러한 문제점에 착안하여, 본 논문에서는 ONU가 보고하는 버퍼상태뿐만 아니라, ONU에 연결된 단말의 개수도 OLT에 보고함으로써, OLT가 단말들에 대한 공정한 대역할당을 할 수 있는 방식을 제안하였다. 제안된 방법의 성능분석을 위해 SIMULA 시뮬레이션 언어를 이용하여 EPON시스템을 모델링하였다. 각 단말과 ONU 관점에서의 수율과 지연시간, 시간에 따른 ONU의 버퍼 변화 등을 비교 분석한 시뮬레이션 결과로부터, 제안된 방법이 각 단말들에 대하여 대역을 공정하게 분배할 수 있음을 보였다. 마지막으로, EPON 시스템을 망사업자가 운용할 때, 최종단에 위치한 가입자 단말들에 대하여 공정하게 대역을 할당할 경우, 제안된 방법이 효율적으로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.고체 식품에서 보다 높게 나타났다. 이상의 결과에서 식습관이 치아우식발생과 밀접한 관계를 가지고 있으므로 초등학교 아동에 있어 치아우식을 유발할 수 있는 간식의 섭취를 줄이되 우식성 식품을 간식으로 섭취한 후에는 잇솔질을 반드시 실시하도록 하며 정규식사에서 치아를 보호하는 세정식품의 섭취에 대한 영양교육이 지속적이고 단계적으로 꾸준히 이루어져야 한다고 본다.lity regardless difference on companies, ages, departments, and authority of an employees. Second, Satisfaction on incentive for employees in Family Restaurants were not well received. Although these necessary demand, there is not yet incentive system operation to most of business. Especially, it is not even studied on Family Restaurants. This study should have been studied on more customers and spotted employees to be objective. It is strongly recommended to do this study without limitation and further studies is considered on this subjects. 비하여 전반적으로 낮은 염증반응을 보였다. 7) 각 군간 결과의 차이에 통계적 유의성은 없었다(p>0.05).mmunity. Then, a hierarchical language is to defeat its own purpose.중 행정부가 북한에 대해 실시한 포용정책이 어떠한 성과를 거두고 어떠한 문제점을 간과하고 있는가에 대해 논의하고, 대북 정책의 새로운 In this paper, we propose the dynamic bandwidth allocation algorithm for the IEEE802.3ah Ethernet Passive Optical Network(EPON) system to provide the fairness among terminals, and evaluate the delay-throughput performance by simulation. For the conventional EPON systems, an Optical Line Termination (OLT) schedules the upstream bandwidth for each Optical Network Unit (ONU), based on its buffer state. This scheme can provide a fair bandwidth allocation for each ONU. However, it has a critical problem that it does not guarantee the fair bandwidth among terminals which are connected to ONUs. For an example, we assume that the traffic from a greedy terminal increases at a time. Then, the buffer state of its ONU is instantly reported to the OLT, and finally the OW can get more bandwidth. As a result, the less bandwidth is allocated to the other ONUs, and thus the transfer delay of terminals connected to the ONUs gets inevitably increased. Noting that this unfairness problem exists in the conventional EPON systems, we propose a fair bandwidth allocation scheme by OLT with considering the buffer state of ONU as welt as the number of terminals connected it. For the performance evaluation, we develop the EPON simulation model with SIMULA simulation language. From the result of the throughput-delay performance and the dynamics of buffer state along time for each terminal and ONU, respectively, one can see that the proposed scheme can provide the fairness among not ONUs but terminals. Finally, it is worthwhile to note that the proposed scheme for the public EPON systems might be an attractive solution for providing the fairness among subscriber terminals.

EPON 시스템의 적응적 Limited 동적 대역 할당 방식

황준호,유명식,Hwang Jun-Ho,Yoo Myung-Sik 한국통신학회 2006 韓國通信學會論文誌 Vol.31 No.5b

멀티미디어 응용의 발달과 통합형 인터넷 서비스가 등장함에 따라, 광 가입자 망에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 특히, Ethernet Passive Optical Network(EPON)은 경제성과 더불어 높은 대역폭 제공으로 인해 많은 관심을 받고 있다. EPON 시스템에서의 데이터 전송은 OLT(Optical Line Terminal) 가 ONU(Optical Networks Units)에게 데이터를 전송하는 하향 전송과 ONU가 OLT에게 데이터를 전송하는 상향 전송, 두 가지 방식으로 이루어져 있다. 하향 전송의 경우 모든 ONU들에게 데이터를 브로드캐스트 방식으로 전송한다. 반면 상향 전송의 경우 OLT와 ONU가 점대점 형식으로 연결되어 데이터를 전송하는데, 이때 하나의 상향 링크를 다수의 ONU가 TDMA 기반으로 공유하여 사용한다. 이러한 상향 전송에서의 대역 할당 알고리즘은 효율적인 대역폭 관리를 위해 반드시 필요하다. Limited 방식은 상향 전송에 있어서 효율적인 대역폭 할당을 위해 제안되었다. 본 논문에서는 기존 Limited 방식의 단점을 보완한 적응적 Limited 방식을 제안한다. 적응적 Limited 방식은 보다 탄력적인 대역할당이 가능하고, 패킷 지연 기반의 공평성을 제공한다. 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션을 통해 적응적 Limited 방식이 기존 Limited 방식보다 더욱 탄력적인 대역폭 할당이 가능함을 확인할 수 있었으며, 패킷 지연 기반의 공평성 유지 및 요구 기반의 대역폭 할당 공평성이 우수하게 유지됨을 확인할 수 있었다. Due to advance in multimedia applications and integrated Internet services, the optical access networks have been actively studied. In particular, Ethernet passive optical network (EPON) has received much attention due to high bandwidth provision with low cost. In EPON system, the data transmission is carried out in two directions: downstream (from OLT to ONU) and upstream (from ONU to OLT). The downstream data is broadcasted to every ONUs, while the upstream data is point-to-point transmitted between each ONU and OLT, where the uplink is shared by all ONUs in the form of TDMA. The bandwidth allocation algorithm is required to efficiently manage the bandwidth on the uplink. The limited algorithm was proposed to enhance the capability of dynamic bandwidth allocation. In this paper, we propose the adaptive limited algorithm to enhance the shortcomings of limited algorithm. The adaptive limited algorithm enhances the dynamics on bandwidth allocation, and at the same time controls the fairness on packet delay. Through the computer simulations, it is shown that the adaptive limited algorithm achieves high dynamic on bandwidth allocation, maintains a good fairness on packet delay between ONUs, and keeps the fairness on the bandwidth on the demand basis.

Flow-Aware Network에서 QoS제어를 위해 Flow 특성에 따른 대역할당 방법과 특성

김재홍(Jae-Hong Kim),한치문(Chimoon Han) 대한전자공학회 2008 電子工學會論文誌-TC (Telecommunications) Vol.45 No.9

오늘날 인터넷에서는 실시간 및 비실시간 등 다양한 멀티미디어 서비스가 존재하고 있으며, 이러한 개개의 서비스 특성을 만족 시키는 데는 한계가 있다. 따라서 서비스의 QoS를 보장하기 위한 한 방법으로 flow-aware 네트워킹 개념을 갖는 네트워크를 제안하고 있다. 인터넷에서 네트워크 이용율 향상과 통계적으로 서비스 보장을 위해 MBAC(Measurement-Based Admission Control) 방식이 연구되었다. 대부분의 MBAC 방식은 집합 flow에 대해 적용하는 총체적 MBAC 알고리즘이며, 입력 flow에 적용하는 per-flow MBAC 알고리즘이 최근 연구되기 시작하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 per-flow MBAC 알고리즘 기반 시스템에서 flow를 특성에 따라 그룹핑하고, 각 그룹핑된 flow에서 먼저 입력되는 flow에 우선순위를 주는 DPS(Dynamic Priority Scheduling)알고리즘 적용한다. 그리고 각 그룹핑된 그룹에 일정대역을 고정 할당한 다음에 그룹 인접대역간 대역폭차용이 가능한 우선등급 하위대역 차용방식과 각 그룹핑된 flow에 그룹핑된 flow 특성에 따라 대역을 동적으로 할당하는 동적대역할당 방식을 제안한다. 제안한 두 방식을 시뮬레이션을 통해 서비스 지속성, 링크 이용율, 지연 특성을 평가 분석한다. 그 결과 제시한 방식이 기존의 방식보다 우수하고, 다양한 멀티미디어 환경에서 더 효율적 방식이라는 것을 분명히 한다. Recently, many multimedia services have emerged in Internet, such as real-time and non- real time services. However, in this Internet environment, we have some limitations to satisfy each service feature. To guarantee the service features in Measurement-Based Admission Control(MBAC) based system on the flow-aware network, there is the method applying Dynamic Priority Scheduling(DPS) algorithm that gives a higher priority to an earlier incoming flow in all of the link bandwidth. This paper classifies all flows under several groups according to flow characteristics on per-flow MBAC algorithm based system. In each flow group, DPS algorithm is applied. This paper proposes two methods that are a DPS based bandwidth borrowing method and a bandwidth dynamic allocation method. The former is that if low priority class has available bandwidths, the flow of high priority class borrows the bandwidth of low priority class when high priority flow has insufficient bandwidth to connect a flow call. The later is that the each group has a minimum bandwidth and is allocated the bandwidth dynamically according to the excess rate for available bandwidth. We compare and analyze the characteristics of the two proposed methods through the simulation experiments. As the results of the experiment, the proposed methods are more effective than existing DPS based method on the packet loss and delay characteristics. Consequently the proposed two methods are very useful in various multimedia network environments.

Premium Quality or Guaranteed Fluidity? Client-transparent DASH-aware Bandwidth Allocation at the Radio Access Network

Stefania Colonnese,Francesco Conti,Gaetano Scarano,Izhak Rubin,Francesca Cuomo 한국통신학회 2022 Journal of communications and networks Vol.24 No.1

In this paper we propose a novel client-transparentDynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH) -aware bandwidthallocation strategy. The approach, while being applicationlayer transparent, guarantees fluidity to all users but itprovides priority-based services to premium users, identified bytheir Willingness-To-Pay (WTP) profiles. Since different servicequalities can be accommodated using WTP, the approach can beextended to XR services, immersive videos, live uplink streaming. To achieve this goal, the allocation problem is firstly formulatedas a classical Game Theory problem whose closed form solutionis clearly understood in the literature. In a nutshell, the WTPbased,Game Theoretically Optimal Bandwidth Allocation (WTPGTOBA),firstly satisfies the minimum bandwidth needs of eachuser and then fairly distributes the residual bandwidth. WTPGTOBAcan be approximately implemented by a greedy, applicationlayer transparent algorithm to be implemented at a DASHawarenetwork element managing different neighbouring radioaccess stations. Thereby, the proposed method is suitable forintegration of WTP and resource management among multipleservice providers and heterogeneous client groups. Numericalsimulations carried out under a realistic scenario show thatthe proposed approach outperforms state-of-the-art applicationlayertransparent competitors, providing premium quality and/orguaranteed fluidity to different users based on their WTP.