scholarly journals Crowdsourcing Framework for QoE-Aware SD-WAN

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibtihal Ellawindy ◽  
Shahram Shah Heydari
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Multimedia Traffic ◽  
User Perspective ◽  
Quality Perceptions ◽  
Management Measures ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Constrained Environments ◽  
Efficient Transmission

Abstract The exponential increase in bandwidth-sensitive multimedia traffic on the Internet has created new challenges and opportunities. With the shifting focus from service availability to service quality, there is a need to have quality management measures to serve the high needs of efficient transmission and delivery in time-constrained environments over IP networks. Quality of Experience (QoE) is now considered the most important measure to achieve the twin goals of application efficiency and user satisfaction from a user perspective. In this paper, we propose a framework that can be used to collect real-time QoE feedback through crowdsourcing and forward it to SD-WAN controllers to enhance streaming routes based on real-time user quality perceptions. We analyze how QoE can be affected by different network conditions, and how different streaming protocols compare against each other when the network parameters change dynamically. We compare the real-time user feedback to predefined network changes to measure if participants will be able to identify all degradation events, and to examine which combination of degradation events are noticeable to the participants. These QoE timestamped feedback is sent back to the SD-WAN controller continuously in order to locate problems and bottlenecks in the current service paths and to enable network controllers to take corrective action by rerouting the streamed traffic. Our aim is to demonstrate that real-time QoE feedback can enhance cloud-based services and can adjust services quality based on real-time, active participants’ interaction[1].[1] This paper extends the preliminary results presented by the authors at the PVE-SDN 2019 workshop in IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization (NetSoft 2019).

scholarly journals Crowdsourcing Framework for QoE-Aware SD-WAN

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibtihal Ellawindy ◽  
Shahram Shah Heydari
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Multimedia Traffic ◽  
User Perspective ◽  
Quality Perceptions ◽  
Management Measures ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Constrained Environments ◽  
Efficient Transmission

Abstract The exponential increase in bandwidth-sensitive multimedia traffic on the Internet has created new challenges and opportunities. With the shifting focus from service availability to service quality, there is a need to have quality management measures to serve the high needs of efficient transmission and delivery in time-constrained environments over IP networks. Quality of Experience (QoE) is now considered the most important measure to achieve the twin goals of application efficiency and user satisfaction from a user perspective. In this paper, we propose a framework that can be used to collect real-time QoE feedback through crowdsourcing and forward it to SD-WAN controllers to enhance streaming routes based on real-time user quality perceptions. We analyze how QoE can be affected by different network conditions, and how different streaming protocols compare against each other when the network parameters change dynamically. We compare the real-time user feedback to predefined network changes to measure if participants will be able to identify all degradation events, and to examine which combination of degradation events are noticeable to the participants. These QoE timestamped feedback is sent back to the SD-WAN controller continuously in order to locate problems and bottlenecks in the current service paths and to enable network controllers to take corrective action by rerouting the streamed traffic. Our aim is to demonstrate that real-time QoE feedback can enhance cloud-based services and can adjust services quality based on real-time, active participants’ interaction.

scholarly journals Internal Data Market Services: An Ontology-Based Architecture and Its Evaluation

10.28945/2599 ◽  
2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fons Wijnhoven ◽  
Edwin van den Belt ◽  
Eddy Verbruggen ◽  
Paul van der Vet
Keyword(s):  
Data Warehouse ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Value ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Information Goods ◽  
User Perspective ◽  
Information Markets ◽  
Data Market

On information markets, many suppliers and buyers of information goods exchange values. Some of these goods are data, whose value is created in buyer interactions with data sources. These interactions are enabled by data market services (DMS). DMS give access to one or several data sources. The major problems with the creation of information value in these contexts are (1) the quality of information retrievals and related queries, and (2) the complexity of matching information needs and supplies when different semantics are used by source systems and information buyers. This study reports about a prototype DMS (called CIRBA), which employs an ontology-based information retrieval system to solve semantic problems for a DMS. The DMS quality is tested in an experiment to assess its quality from a user perspective against a traditional data warehouse (with SQL) solution. The CIRBA solution gave substantially higher user satisfaction than the data warehouse alternative.

scholarly journals The analysis of truncated ARQ and HARQ schemes using transition diagrams

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-51
Author(s):  
Herald N. Kundaeli
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Digital Communication ◽  
New Method ◽  
Quality Of Information ◽  
Transmission Of Information ◽  
Digital Communication Systems ◽  
Efficient Transmission

In digital communication systems, ARQ and HARQ schemes are employed in order to ensure efficient transmission of information and utilisation of the channel by retransmitting information that has not being received correctly at the receiver. In some applications, however, such as real-time services, the quality of information is degraded if too many retransmission trials are employed for each unit of erroneously received information. The  retransmissions are therefore limited leading to truncated ARQ and HARQ schemes. In this study we develop a new method for deriving the  expressions for the throughput efficiencies of truncated ARQ and HARQ schemes and investigate how the efficiencies vary with the number of allowed retransmissions. Keywords: ARQ, HARQ, Throughput Efficiency, Truncated ARQ.

scholarly journals Feasibility of Real Time Internet-Based Teleconsultation in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: Interventional Pilot Study

10.2196/18178 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. e18178
Author(s):  
Miguel D'Haeseleer ◽  
Piet Eelen ◽  
Nima Sadeghi ◽  
Marie B D'Hooghe ◽  
Jeroen Van Schependom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Real Time ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Technical Quality ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Specialized Care

Background Telemedicine (TM) is currently flourishing in rural and emergency settings, but its implementation in the routine management of chronic neurological disorders has developed with more hesitation. Limited access to specialized care facilities and expanding patient populations, combined with unprecedented mobility restrictions imposed by the coronavirus disease pandemic, are currently stressing the need for remote solutions in this field. Studies in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) have been heterogeneous in objectives and methodology but generally support the concept that TM interventions produce clinical benefits, cost-effectiveness, and user satisfaction. Nonetheless, data on live interaction between patients and health care providers for MS teleconsultation purposes remain scarce. Objective The aim of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility of planned real time audiovisual teleconsultation over the internet for patients with MS. Methods A total of 20 patients with MS presenting at a specialized MS center in Belgium were recruited for this study. One teleconsultation was scheduled for each participant. Patients were provided a unique hyperlink by mail in advance, leading them automatically and directly to the virtual waiting room, where they could accept or decline our incoming call. All teleconsultations were performed by a trained medical student with the intention to keep the conversation similar to what is usually discussed during a classic face-to-face MS consultation; no remote physical exams were performed. The approach was considered feasible if at least 80% of the planned TM visits could be successfully completed at the foreseen moment. Patient satisfaction (technical quality, convenience, and overall quality of care) was evaluated at the end of each teleconsultation by means of 5-point Likert scales containing the categories very unsatisfied, unsatisfied, neutral, satisfied, and highly satisfied. Results Out of 20 consultations, 17 were successfully completed (85%). Failures were due to patients not responding (n=2) and technical issues (n=1). Out of the 17 consultations, 17 patients declared themselves satisfied or highly satisfied for technical quality, 15 patients for convenience, and 16 patients for overall quality of care. Conclusions Planned real time audiovisual teleconsultation over the internet is feasible and highly appreciated in patients with MS. Incorporation of such services in routine clinical MS practice is expected to improve access to specialized care facilities for affected patients.

scholarly journals Nature-Based Solutions and Real-Time Control: Challenges and Opportunities

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 651
Author(s):  
José Brasil ◽  
Marina Macedo ◽  
César Lago ◽  
Thalita Oliveira ◽  
Marcus Júnior ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Mitigation Strategy ◽  
Flood Mitigation ◽  
Urban Drainage ◽  
Real Time Control ◽  
Time Control ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Controlling Elements

Nature-based solutions (NBS) as green infrastructures to urban drainage are an effective mitigation strategy both in terms of quantity and quality of runoff. Real-time control (RTC) can complement both flood mitigation and improvement of water quality by controlling elements of the drainage and sewage system. This study assessed the improvement opportunities with RTC of three NBS-related techniques commonly applied in urban drainage with different spatial scales: green roof, bioretention and detention basin and the remaining challenges to integrate both methods. Additionally, our investigations showed that the main difficulties reported involve the planning and monitoring stages of the RTC system. All of the studied devices can benefit from RTC. It is possible to observe that, despite the good results reported in the literature, the application of RTC to NBS studies on urban drainage are very recent. There are several opportunities that can be explored to optimize the performance.

Development and Application of Quality Control System for Highway Subgrade Construction

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Detection Method ◽  
System Development ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Development Mode ◽  
The Road ◽  
Whole Process

The compaction quality of the subgrade is directly related to the service life of the road. Effective control of the subgrade construction process is the key to ensuring the compaction quality of the subgrade. Therefore, real-time, comprehensive, rapid and accurate prediction of construction compaction quality through informatization detection method is an important guarantee for speeding up construction progress and ensuring subgrade compaction quality. Based on the function of the system, this paper puts forward the principle of system development and the development mode used in system development, and displays the development system in real-time to achieve the whole process control of subgrade construction quality.

CONTROL IN REAL TIME THE DENSITY OF PRODUCT AT VARIOUS STAGES OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESS OF SUGAR PRODUCTION

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.B. Kudryashev ◽  
◽  
N.S. Assev ◽  
R.D. Belashov ◽  
V.A. Naumenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Technological Process ◽  
Sugar Industry ◽  
Sugar Production ◽  
Production Processes ◽  
Quality Of Products

The article is devoted to solving one of the most important problems of the development of the sugar industry in Russia – the modernization of sugar production processes. Today, sugar production is actively being modernized, shifting most of its processes to the path of avomatization and optimization to improve the quality of products. This article describes one of the main ways to obtain information about the concentration of sucrose in syrup in the production of sugar.

scholarly journals Evaluating the success of the tele-pathology system in governmental hospitals in Kuwait: an explanatory sequential mixed methods design

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Jasem Buabbas ◽  
Tareq Mohammad ◽  
Adel K. Ayed ◽  
Hawraa Mallah ◽  
Hamza Al-Shawaf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Support Services ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Technical Support ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
System Quality ◽  
Mixed Methods Design ◽  
Telepathology System

Abstract Background Telepathology is the practice of reviewing and exchanging pathological images through telecommunication systems to obtain diagnoses remotely. Studying the factors that make such a system successful and favourable is important to ensure the merits of its implementation in clinical practice. Objective This study aims to evaluate the success of a telepathology system from the users’ perspectives, using specific evaluation criteria, namely: system quality, information quality, technical service quality, user satisfaction, and benefits. Methods A sequential explanatory mixed methods design was adopted in this study, which consists of two phases. Initially, a questionnaire was distributed via WhatsApp to all of the pathologists (total: 45) working at governmental hospitals in Kuwait. Followed by, semi-structured interviews with ten senior pathologists. Results Forty pathologists responded to the questionnaire, giving an 89% response rate. There were 42.5% of the respondents aged between 35–44 years old, and 52.5% were male. The quantitative results reveal that most of the respondents were satisfied with the quality of the telepathology system with a mean of 2.6025 (Standard Deviation (SD) = 0.47176), whereas they were dissatisfied with the quality of the information with a mean of 2.4100 (SD = 1.580) and the technical support services with a mean of 2.2750 (SD = 0.99535). In addition, there was disagreement on the benefits of telepathology in clinical practice among the pathologists with a mean of 2.4667 (SD = 0.77552). The qualitative results indicate that the lack of interest in and little experience with using the system were behind the general dissatisfaction of most of the respondents. All of the interviewees were satisfied with the performance of the telepathology system and considered it successful; however, the quality of the technical support services, including training workshops, was deemed deficient. Conclusion This study concluded that telepathology system in Kuwait is functioning well and has been successful in its implementation; however, pathologists are dissatisfied with it, mainly due to the deficient quality of the technical support services provided. In addition, the successful implementation of such advanced technologies requires careful steps to be taken on multiple levels: technical, organisational, and managerial. Recommendations were suggested.

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