Traffic Steering Framework for Mobile-Assisted Resource Management in Heterogeneous Networks
Anton K. Dogadaev, Aleksandra Checko, Andrijana Popovska Avramova, Anna Zakrzewska, Ying Zhan Yan, Sarah Ruepp, Michael Berger, Lars Dittmann, Henrik Lehrmann Christiansen · Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU) · 2013
With the expected growth of mobile data traffic it is essential to manage the network resources efficiently.In order to undertake this challenge, we propose a framework for network-centric, mobile-assisted resource management, which facilitates traffic offloading from mobile network to Wi-Fi or open access small cells.A provision of desired quality of experience to the end-user is carried out by an operator-configurable monitoring application that is running on a mobile device.A potential to enhance network-centric resource management is provided by delegating traffic steering authorities to the network backbone.What is more, we give an overview of existing standardization activities on offloading the mobile traffic through Wi-Fi.