A Smart Management Framework for Multihomed Mobile Nodes & Mobile Routers

The ceaseless evolution of wireless communications is taking the shape of the so called 4G networks: Fundamentally different radio technologies coexist and cooperate to offer continuous connectivity to applications. Mobile devices are now equipped to take advantage of access media abundance to improve the user experience. However, traditional management techniques were quickly obsoleted by the spatial and temporal context variations, especially during mobility. Therefore, novel management frameworks need to be designed to accompany this evolution. The following paper describes SmartMob6 (Smart Management Framework for Multihomed Mobile Nodes & Mobile Routers): a context-aware policy-based management solution combined with a combinatorial optimization algorithm to maximize the satisfaction of the applications while respecting the stakeholders policy rules. Case studies highlight the benefits of such a system over more conventional management techniques.

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