Demonstrating the prospects of dynamic application-aware networking in a home environment

Abstract

The success of tablet computers, game consoles, and Smart TVs reects the increased user demand for Internet-based services at home. The users in the home network can access value-added services offered directly by the network provider, such as IPTV. Likewise, they also use Over-The- Top (OTT) services like YouTube, Netix, or online gaming and browse the web or download files. All these services have specific requirements with respect to the network re- sources which have to be fulfilled to ensure a good Quality- of-Experience (QoE) for the users. Furthermore, multiple users may concurrently access different services via the central Internet access point in the home network, the home gateway, cf. Figure 1.