CS595 S05 - Quality of Service Support for Multimedia Applications in Mobile Networks

Faculty: Elizabeth Belding
Dates/Time: Tuesdays 3-4:30pm
Location: CS Conference Room
Course ID: Contact Sandy Jacobs (jacobs@cs.ucsb.edu)

As both mobile networking and multimedia applications become more prevalent, there is a growing need to support multimedia within these mobile networks. Multimedia applications, such as video streaming and voice over IP, require strict bounds on packet loss, delay and jitter. This can be extremely difficult in a wireless environment due to high error rates, fluctuating channel quality, and user movement. Further, the shared nature of the wireless channel adds another layer of complexity to admission control and resource reservation. As a consequence, previously developed quality of service solutions for wired networks are not suitable for wireless networks due to the vast differences in network characteristics. Hence, new solutions are needed.

In this seminar we will study some of the most recent research in quality of service support for multimedia applications in mobile networks. Students will be expected to read the 1-2 assigned papers each week so that the papers can be discussed by all participants. Each student enrolled in the seminar will also be expected to present a paper.

Papers