An ns-3 model for multipath communication with terrestrial and satellite links

Deutschmann J, Hielscher KS, German R (2020)

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2020

Journal

Lecture Notes in Computer Science Springer Verlag

Publisher: Springer

Book Volume: 12040 LNCS

Pages Range: 65-81

Conference Proceedings Title: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Event location: Saarbrücken DE

ISBN: 9783030430238

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-43024-5_5

Abstract

Some terrestrial Internet access links provide only low data rates. Internet access via geostationary satellites on the other hand provides data rates of up to 50 Mbit/s, but suffers from high latencies. The combination of low data rate, low latency Internet access (e.g., DSL light) and high data rate, high latency Internet access (e.g., geostationary satellites) can utilize the advantages of both. We discuss multipath communication architectures and scheduling strategies for such heterogeneous link combinations. The solution described in this paper relies on Split TCP and Performance Enhancement Proxies. We implement and evaluate the solution with the network simulator ns-3. A well-established traffic model for loading websites is enhanced with different HTTP variants. The results show that the combination of heterogeneous link types can result in page load times close to as if there was a high data rate, low latency Internet access.

Authors with CRIS profile

Jörg Deutschmann Computer Science 7 (Computer Networks and Communication Systems) Kai-Steffen Hielscher Computer Science 7 (Computer Networks and Communication Systems) Reinhard German Computer Science 7 (Computer Networks and Communication Systems)

Related research project(s)

Transparent Multichannel IPv6 (TMC-IPv6) April 1, 2017 - Dec. 31, 2020

How to cite

APA:

Deutschmann, J., Hielscher, K.-S., & German, R. (2020). An ns-3 model for multipath communication with terrestrial and satellite links. In Holger Hermanns, Holger Hermanns (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) (pp. 65-81). Saarbrücken, DE: Springer.

MLA:

Deutschmann, Jörg, Kai-Steffen Hielscher, and Reinhard German. "An ns-3 model for multipath communication with terrestrial and satellite links." Proceedings of the 20th International GI/ITG Conference on Measurement, Modelling and Evaluation of Computing Systems, MMB 2020, Saarbrücken Ed. Holger Hermanns, Holger Hermanns, Springer, 2020. 65-81.

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