Delay-based and QoS-aware packet scheduling for RT and NRT multimedia services in LTE downlink systems

Guaranteeing Quality of Service (QoS) for heterogeneous traffic is a major challenge in the Fourth Generation (4G) mobile networks. Therein, the absence of sophisticated resources allocation process at the base station jeopardizes QoS in terms of latency data transfer. It has been observed from the...

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Main Authors: Madi, Nadim K. M., Mohd Hanapi, Zurina, Othman, Mohamed, K. Subramaniam, Shamala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72180/1/Delay-based%20and%20QoS-aware%20packet%20scheduling.pdf
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author Madi, Nadim K. M.
Mohd Hanapi, Zurina
Othman, Mohamed
K. Subramaniam, Shamala
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Mohd Hanapi, Zurina
Othman, Mohamed
K. Subramaniam, Shamala
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description Guaranteeing Quality of Service (QoS) for heterogeneous traffic is a major challenge in the Fourth Generation (4G) mobile networks. Therein, the absence of sophisticated resources allocation process at the base station jeopardizes QoS in terms of latency data transfer. It has been observed from the literature that low delay bounds might be ensured, however, at the expense of other QoS aspects; for example, throughput and data loss. Therefore, in this article, we propose an effective Delay–based and QoS–Aware Scheduling (DQAS) scheme with a low complexity overhead as an efficient solution for the resource allocation issue in LTE Medium Access Control (MAC) layer. The ultimate aim of DQAS is to minimize delay for Real-Time (RT) traffic while still offering a good level of QoS. Complying with QoS of different traffic types, we effectively analyze the queue buffer of each user flow by developing an algorithm called Efficient Delay Control (EDC) that weights each flow priority in terms of delay. Then, this weight is utilized as a principle for the scheduling decision on the attending flows. Furthermore, the Least Delay Increase (LDI) algorithm is developed to tune the scheduler behavior to maintain a balance between delay and system throughput. Simulation results considering different user mobility levels reveal that DQAS significantly guarantees a low end-to-end delay trend that is independent of increased RT load, and moreover, a reasonable throughput and data drop levels compared to other existing schedulers.
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spelling upm.eprints-721802020-03-05T08:15:10Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72180/ Delay-based and QoS-aware packet scheduling for RT and NRT multimedia services in LTE downlink systems Madi, Nadim K. M. Mohd Hanapi, Zurina Othman, Mohamed K. Subramaniam, Shamala Guaranteeing Quality of Service (QoS) for heterogeneous traffic is a major challenge in the Fourth Generation (4G) mobile networks. Therein, the absence of sophisticated resources allocation process at the base station jeopardizes QoS in terms of latency data transfer. It has been observed from the literature that low delay bounds might be ensured, however, at the expense of other QoS aspects; for example, throughput and data loss. Therefore, in this article, we propose an effective Delay–based and QoS–Aware Scheduling (DQAS) scheme with a low complexity overhead as an efficient solution for the resource allocation issue in LTE Medium Access Control (MAC) layer. The ultimate aim of DQAS is to minimize delay for Real-Time (RT) traffic while still offering a good level of QoS. Complying with QoS of different traffic types, we effectively analyze the queue buffer of each user flow by developing an algorithm called Efficient Delay Control (EDC) that weights each flow priority in terms of delay. Then, this weight is utilized as a principle for the scheduling decision on the attending flows. Furthermore, the Least Delay Increase (LDI) algorithm is developed to tune the scheduler behavior to maintain a balance between delay and system throughput. Simulation results considering different user mobility levels reveal that DQAS significantly guarantees a low end-to-end delay trend that is independent of increased RT load, and moreover, a reasonable throughput and data drop levels compared to other existing schedulers. SpringerOpen 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72180/1/Delay-based%20and%20QoS-aware%20packet%20scheduling.pdf Madi, Nadim K. M. and Mohd Hanapi, Zurina and Othman, Mohamed and K. Subramaniam, Shamala (2018) Delay-based and QoS-aware packet scheduling for RT and NRT multimedia services in LTE downlink systems. EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, 2018. art. no. 180. pp. 1-21. ISSN 1687-1472; ESSN: 1687-1499 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13638-018-1185-3 10.1186/s13638-018-1185-3
spellingShingle Madi, Nadim K. M.
Mohd Hanapi, Zurina
Othman, Mohamed
K. Subramaniam, Shamala
Delay-based and QoS-aware packet scheduling for RT and NRT multimedia services in LTE downlink systems
title Delay-based and QoS-aware packet scheduling for RT and NRT multimedia services in LTE downlink systems
title_full Delay-based and QoS-aware packet scheduling for RT and NRT multimedia services in LTE downlink systems
title_fullStr Delay-based and QoS-aware packet scheduling for RT and NRT multimedia services in LTE downlink systems
title_full_unstemmed Delay-based and QoS-aware packet scheduling for RT and NRT multimedia services in LTE downlink systems
title_short Delay-based and QoS-aware packet scheduling for RT and NRT multimedia services in LTE downlink systems
title_sort delay based and qos aware packet scheduling for rt and nrt multimedia services in lte downlink systems
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/72180/1/Delay-based%20and%20QoS-aware%20packet%20scheduling.pdf
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