Estimation of Bandwidth in Bridged Home Networks

Author

Sundaram, Niveditha ; Conner, W. Steven ; Rangarajan, Anand

Author_Institution

Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

fYear

2007

fDate

16-20 April 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Knowledge of end-to-end available bandwidth can significantly improve the performance of multimedia applications in a home network. A number of heterogeneous link technologies are predicted to coexist in future home networks. In this paper, we compare the performance of a few existing bandwidth estimation tools in a home network testbed constructed with multiple link technologies, namely Ethernet, 802.11 and HPAV. Through empirical results we show limitations of existing tools and emphasize the need for further research of network measurement techniques in such home networks.

Keywords

bandwidth allocation; carrier transmission on power lines; home automation; telecommunication network topology; wireless LAN; 802.11; Ethernet; HPAV; bandwidth estimation; bridged home networks; end-to-end available bandwidth; heterogeneous link; multimedia applications; network measurement techniques; Bandwidth; Electronic mail; Ethernet networks; Home automation; IP networks; Local area networks; Multimedia systems; Statistics; Streaming media; Telecommunication traffic; Available Bandwidth; Home Networks; Network Measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc and Wireless Networks and Workshops, 2007. WiOpt 2007. 5th International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Limassol

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0960-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-0961-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WIOPT.2007.4480110

Filename

4480110