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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Optimal Usage of Multiple Network Connections
Jani KurhinenAnne Setämaa-kärkkäinensubject
Dynamic network analysisHeuristic (computer science)Computer scienceDistributed computingInteger programminglangaton tiedonsiirtoTerminal (electronics)optimointiTransfer (computing)Component (UML)langaton viestintäNetwork conditionsSelection (genetic algorithm)Data transmissiondescription
In the future mobile networks, a mobile terminal is able to select the best suitable network for each data transmission. The selection of a network connection to be used has been under a lot of study. In this paper, we consider a more extensive case in which we do not select a network connection but use several network connections simultaneously to transfer data. When data is transferred using multiple network connections, a network connection has to be selected for each component of the data. We have modelled this problem as a multiobjective optimization problem and developed a heuristic to solve the problem fast in a static network environment. In this paper, we discuss solving the problem in a dynamic network environment in which the availability as well as the rate and prizing of connections vary. We introduce an improved version of the heuristic that reacts to changing network conditions and improves the solution when possible.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-01 |