中国邮电高校学报(英文) ›› 2015, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (3): 84-91.doi:

• Networks • 上一篇    下一篇

Optimized bandwidth allocation for maximizing user’s QoE in hybrid cloud P2P content distribution

Zhang Yi, Guo Yuchun, Chen Yishuai   

  1. School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University
  • 收稿日期:2014-10-13 修回日期:2015-03-24 出版日期:2015-06-30 发布日期:2015-06-24
  • 通讯作者: Zhang Yi, E-mail: 11111031@bjtu.edu.cn E-mail:11111031@bjtu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China (61271199, 61301082), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (W14JB00500)

Optimized bandwidth allocation for maximizing user’s QoE in hybrid cloud P2P content distribution

Zhang Yi, Guo Yuchun, Chen Yishuai   

  1. School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University
  • Received:2014-10-13 Revised:2015-03-24 Online:2015-06-30 Published:2015-06-24
  • Contact: Zhang Yi, E-mail: 11111031@bjtu.edu.cn E-mail:11111031@bjtu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    the National Natural Science Foundation of China (61271199, 61301082), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (W14JB00500)

摘要: Hybrid cloud peer to peer (P2P) system is widely used for content distribution by utilizing user’s capabilities to relieve the cloud bandwidth pressure. However, as demands for large-size files grow rapidly, it is a challenge to support high speed downloading experience simultaneously in different swarms with limited cloud bandwidth resource in such system. Therefore, it requires an optimized cloud bandwidth allocation to improve overall downloading experience of users. In this paper, we propose a system performance model which characterizes the relationship between cloud uploading bandwidth and user download speed. Based on the model, we study the cloud uploading bandwidth allocation, with the goal of optimizing user’s quality of experience (QoE) that mainly depends on downloading rate of desired contents. Furthermore, to decrease the computation complexity, we put forward a heuristic algorithm to approximate the optimized solution. Simulation results show that our heuristic algorithm can obtain higher user’s QoE as compared with two typical bandwidth allocation algorithms.

关键词: bandwidth allocation, hybrid cloud P2P system, quality of experience (QoE)

Abstract: Hybrid cloud peer to peer (P2P) system is widely used for content distribution by utilizing user’s capabilities to relieve the cloud bandwidth pressure. However, as demands for large-size files grow rapidly, it is a challenge to support high speed downloading experience simultaneously in different swarms with limited cloud bandwidth resource in such system. Therefore, it requires an optimized cloud bandwidth allocation to improve overall downloading experience of users. In this paper, we propose a system performance model which characterizes the relationship between cloud uploading bandwidth and user download speed. Based on the model, we study the cloud uploading bandwidth allocation, with the goal of optimizing user’s quality of experience (QoE) that mainly depends on downloading rate of desired contents. Furthermore, to decrease the computation complexity, we put forward a heuristic algorithm to approximate the optimized solution. Simulation results show that our heuristic algorithm can obtain higher user’s QoE as compared with two typical bandwidth allocation algorithms.

Key words: bandwidth allocation, hybrid cloud P2P system, quality of experience (QoE)

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