Exploring Transitions in Mobile Network Monitoring in Highly Dynamic Environments

In recent years, the point of view in network research has changed. Instead of providing so called one-fitsall solutions which by design have limited applicability when conditions are changing, research is pursuing the concept of adaptations and transitions. In doing so, solutions that perform best-in-class under specific conditions are used exactly when those conditions occur, leading to superior performance. The benefit of transitions has been evaluated for use cases such as video streaming, mobile social gaming, and monitoring. However, to really understand the potential of transitions, this paper introduces an interactive, simulation-based demonstration highlighting the use of transitions on the example of a state-of-the-art monitoring system. Users can interact with the demonstration to understand (i) the use of transitions and (ii) how a system can use transitions to provide for wide applicability with better performance under various conditions.