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Avoiding Biased-Feeding in the Scheduling of Collaborative Multipath TCP
Meng-Hsun Tsai1, Chien-Ming Chou1, Kun-Chan Lan1
1Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Plos One
|August 17, 2016
Summary
This study introduces a collaborative bandwidth sharing protocol (CBSP) for smartphones using MultiPath TCP (MPTCP). A new algorithm, Scheduled Window-based Transmission Control (SWTC), addresses biased-feeding problems for better network utilization.
Area of Science:
- Computer Science
- Networking
- Mobile Computing
Background:
- Smartphones are primary internet access devices.
- Limited internet access exists for users without mobile data plans.
- Existing MultiPath TCP (MPTCP) has packet scheduling issues in collaborative scenarios.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose a collaborative bandwidth sharing protocol (CBSP) for smartphones.
- To address the biased-feeding problem in collaborative MPTCP.
- To enhance MPTCP packet scheduling for improved performance.
Main Methods:
- Developed a collaborative bandwidth sharing protocol (CBSP) using MPTCP.
- Implemented virtual interfaces to bind MPTCP subflows without altering MPTCP core.
- Designed a novel algorithm, Scheduled Window-based Transmission Control (SWTC), for packet scheduling.
Main Results:
- SWTC aims to mitigate the biased-feeding problem in collaborative MPTCP.
- The proposed SWTC algorithm is designed to improve link utilization.
- Extensive simulations were conducted to evaluate SWTC performance.
Conclusions:
- The study presents SWTC as a solution to optimize packet scheduling in collaborative MPTCP.
- CBSP and SWTC offer potential for improved on-demand bandwidth sharing for mobile users.
- Further evaluation through simulations demonstrates the efficacy of the proposed approach.
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