Optimizing Bandwidth Sharing for Real-Time Traffic in Wireless Networks

We consider the problem of enhancing the delivery of real-time traffic in wireless networks using bandwidth sharing between operators. A key characteristic of real-time traffic is that a packet has to be delivered within a delay deadline for it to be useful. The abundance of real-time traffic is evi...

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Published inICC 2023 - IEEE International Conference on Communications pp. 3199 - 3204
Main Authors George, Sushi Anna, Joseph, Vinay
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 28.05.2023
Subjects
Bandwidth
Bandwidth sharing
COVID-19
Delays
Dynamic scheduling
Feasibility optimal
Real-time systems
Real-time traffic
Scheduling
Streaming media
Wireless networks
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Summary:We consider the problem of enhancing the delivery of real-time traffic in wireless networks using bandwidth sharing between operators. A key characteristic of real-time traffic is that a packet has to be delivered within a delay deadline for it to be useful. The abundance of real-time traffic is evident in the popularity of applications like video and audio conferencing, which increased significantly during the COVID-19 period. We propose a sharing and scheduling policy which involves dynamically sharing a portion of one operator's bandwidth with another operator. We provide strong theoretical guarantees for the policy. We also evaluate its performance via extensive simulations, which show significant improvements of up to 90% in the ability to carry real-time traffic when using the policy. We also explore how the improvements from bandwidth sharing depend on the amount of sharing, and on additional traffic characteristics.
ISSN:1938-1883
DOI:10.1109/ICC45041.2023.10278591