MDP-based resource allocation for triple-play transmission on xDSL systems

Lamartine V. de Souza; Glaucio H. S. de Carvalho; Diego L. Cardoso; Solon V. de Carvalho; Carlos R. L. Frances; João C. W. A. Costa; Jaume Rius i Riu

doi:10.1117/12.750205

10 September 2007 MDP-based resource allocation for triple-play transmission on xDSL systems

Lamartine V. de Souza, Glaucio H. S. de Carvalho, Diego L. Cardoso, Solon V. de Carvalho, Carlos R. L. Frances, João C. W. A. Costa, Jaume Rius i Riu

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Proceedings Volume 6776, Broadband Access Communication Technologies II; 67760F (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.750205
Event: Optics East, 2007, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

Many broadband services are based on multimedia applications, such as voice over internet protocol (VoIP), video conferencing, video on demand (VoD), and internet protocol television (IPTV). The combination "triple-play" is often used with IPTV. It simply means offering voice, video and data. IPTV and others services uses digital broadband networks such as ADSL2+ (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) and VDSL (Very High Rate DSL) to transmit the data. We have formulated a MDP (Markov Decision Process) for a triple-play transmission on DSL environment. In this paper, we establish the relationship between DSL transmission characteristics and its finite-state Markov model for a triple-play transmission system. This relationship can be used for a resource management for multimedia applications delivered through a broadband infrastructure. The solution to our optimization problem can be found using dynamic programming (DP) techniques, such as value iteration and its variants. Our study results in a transmission strategy that chooses the optimal resource allocation according the triple-play traffic requirements, defined in technical report TR-126 (Triple-Play Services Quality of Experience Requirements) from DSL Forum, minimizing quality of service (QoS) violations with respect to bandwidth. Three traffic classes (video, audio, and best effort internet data) are defined and analyzed. Our simulation results show parameters like as blocking probability for each class, link utilization and optimal control policies. The MDP-based approach provides a satisfactory way of resource management for a DSL system.

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Lamartine V. de Souza, Glaucio H. S. de Carvalho, Diego L. Cardoso, Solon V. de Carvalho, Carlos R. L. Frances, João C. W. A. Costa, and Jaume Rius i Riu "MDP-based resource allocation for triple-play transmission on xDSL systems", Proc. SPIE 6776, Broadband Access Communication Technologies II, 67760F (10 September 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.750205

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