A Hybrid Machine Learning Approach for Improvised QoE in Video Services over 5G Wireless Networks

Video streaming applications have grown considerably in recent years.As a result,this becomes one of the most significant contributors to global internet traffic.According to recent studies,the telecommunications industry loses millions of dollars due to poor video Quality of Experience(QoE)for users.Among the standard proposals for standardizing the quality of video streaming over internet service providers(ISPs)is the Mean Opinion Score(MOS).However,the accurate finding of QoE by MOS is subjective and laborious,and it varies depending on the user.A fully automated data analytics framework is required to reduce the inter-operator variability characteristic in QoE assessment.This work addresses this concern by suggesting a novel hybrid XGBStackQoE analytical model using a two-level layering technique.Level one combines multiple Machine Learning(ML)models via a layer one Hybrid XGBStackQoE-model.Individual ML models at level one are trained using the entire training data set.The level two Hybrid XGBStackQoE-Model is fitted using the outputs(meta-features)of the layer one ML models.The proposed model outperformed the conventional models,with an accuracy improvement of 4 to 5 percent,which is still higher than the current traditional models.The proposed framework could significantly improve video QoE accuracy.

Web services composition with QoS bound based on simulated annealing algorithm

In order to enable quality-aware web services selection in the process of service composition,this paper first describes the non-functional requirements of service consumers and the quality of elementary service or composite service as a quality vector,and then models the QoS（quality of service）-aware composition as a multiple criteria optimization problem in extending directed graph.A novel simulated annealing algorithm for QoS-aware web services composition is presented.A normalizing for composite service QoS values is made,and a secondary iterative optimization is used in the algorithm.Experimental results show that the simulated annealing algorithm can satisfy the multiple criteria and global QoS requirements of service consumers.The algorithm produces near optimum solution with much less computation cost.

Hybrid Chameleon and Honey Badger Optimization Algorithm for QoS-Based Cloud Service Composition Problem

Cloud computing facilitates the great potentiality of storing and managing remote access to services in terms of software as a service(SaaS).Several organizations have moved towards outsourcing over the cloud to reduce the burden on local resources.In this context,the metaheuristic optimization method is determined to be highly suitable for selecting appropriate services that comply with the requirements of the client’s requests,as the services stored over the cloud are too complex and scalable.To achieve better service composition,the parameters of Quality of Service(QoS)related to each service considered to be the best resource need to be selected and optimized for attaining potential services over the cloud.Thus,the cloud service composition needs to concentrate on the selection and integration of services over the cloud to satisfy the client’s requests.In this paper,a Hybrid Chameleon and Honey Badger Optimization Algorithm(HCHBOA)-based cloud service composition scheme is presented for achieving efficient services with satisfying the requirements ofQoS over the cloud.This proposed HCHBOA integrated the merits of the Chameleon Search Algorithm(CSA)and Honey Badger Optimization Algorithm(HBOA)for balancing the tradeoff between the rate of exploration and exploitation.It specifically used HBOA for tuning the parameters of CSA automatically so that CSA could adapt its performance depending on its incorporated tuning factors.The experimental results of the proposed HCHBOA with experimental datasets exhibited its predominance by improving the response time by 21.38%,availability by 20.93%and reliability by 19.31%with a minimized execution time of 23.18%,compared to the baseline cloud service composition schemes used for investigation.

Survey of Resources Allocation Techniques with a Quality of Service (QoS) Aware in a Fog Computing Environment

The tremendous advancement in distributed computing and Internet of Things(IoT)applications has resulted in the adoption of fog computing as today’s widely used framework complementing cloud computing.Thus,suitable and effective applications could be performed to satisfy the applications’latency requirement.Resource allocation techniques are essential aspects of fog networks which prevent unbalanced load distribution.Effective resource management techniques can improve the quality of service metrics.Due to the limited and heterogeneous resources available within the fog infrastructure,the fog layer’s resources need to be optimised to efficiently manage and distribute them to different applications within the IoT net-work.There has been limited research on resource management strategies in fog networks in recent years,and a limited systematic review has been done to compile these studies.This article focuses on current developments in resource allocation strategies for fog-IoT networks.A systematic review of resource allocation techniques with the key objective of enhancing QoS is provided.Steps involved in conducting this systematic literature review include developing research goals,accessing studies,categorizing and critically analysing the studies.The resource management approaches engaged in this article are load balancing and task offloading techniques.For the load balancing approach,a brief survey of recent work done according to their sub-categories,including stochastic,probabilistic/statistic,graph theory and hybrid techniques is provided whereas for task offloading,the survey is performed according to the destination of task offloading.Efficient load balancing and task-offloading approaches contribute significantly to resource management,and tremendous effort has been put into this critical topic.Thus,this survey presents an overview of these extents and a comparative analysis.Finally,the study discusses ongoing research issues and potential future directions for developing effective management resource allocation techniques.

QoS-Aware Cloud Service Optimization Algorithm in Cloud Manufacturing Environment

In a cloud manufacturing environment with abundant functionally equivalent cloud services,users naturally desire the highest-quality service(s).Thus,a comprehensive measurement of quality of service(QoS)is needed.Opti-mizing the plethora of cloud services has thus become a top priority.Cloud ser-vice optimization is negatively affected by untrusted QoS data,which are inevitably provided by some users.To resolve these problems,this paper proposes a QoS-aware cloud service optimization model and establishes QoS-information awareness and quantification mechanisms.Untrusted data are assessed by an information correction method.The weights discovered by the variable precision Rough Set,which mined the evaluation indicators from historical data,providing a comprehensive performance ranking of service quality.The manufacturing cloud service optimization algorithm thus provides a quantitative reference for service selection.In experimental simulations,this method recommended the optimal services that met users’needs,and effectively reduced the impact of dis-honest users on the selection results.

共享制造环境下基于Z-RIM的QoS多方异质评价方法

为解决共享制造环境下决策信息异质、候选服务数量动态变化的制造服务QoS评价问题,基于平台、服务需求方、服务提供方的三方决策信息,提出一种符合共享制造特点的QoS多方异质制造服务评价方法。通过精确数、语言变量和Z-number处理异质信息;基于共识最大化计算决策方权重向量,利用TrFWAA算子集结多方信息,依据离差最大化模型计算属性权重;在此基础上,采用RIM对各服务进行评估。结合共享制造环境下的制造业服务优选案例对提出的方法进行验证分析,结果表明该方法具有较好的实用性和优越性。

基于SDN的卫星网络端到端QoS类映射研究

针对在多个卫星网络域环境下域间协作困难,以及如何在各个卫星网络域内选择合适的QoS类实现端到端QoS类映射的问题,基于软件定义卫星网络架构,首先,提出一种SDN卫星网络域间通信方案,以及面向多QoS类的端到端服务交付数据包处理方法。其次,提出一种基于多准则决策的控制模块。模块利用ELECTRE方法,在ELECTRE方法中通过综合权重法计算出各个卫星网络域内QoS指标相应的权重系数,并且利用ELECTRE方法对每个QoS类的净支配指数进行排序,从而为端到端路径的每个卫星网络域选择合适的QoS类。最后,与现有端到端QoS类映射方案进行比较,仿真结果表明,上述方法在多卫星网络域环境下保证端到端的时延、时延抖动、丢包率和代价。

一种可扩展的Web Service QoS管理框架

Web Service是目前研究界和产业界广泛关注的技术之一.随着Web Service的广泛应用,研究者们普遍认识到,服务的非功能属性,即服务质量(Quality of Service,QoS)是面向服务的应用能否成功的关键因素之一.因此,研究者们尝试从多个角度对QoS相关问题展开了研究.然而,现有工作普遍关注基于QoS的动态服务选择和组装等上层应用技术,而对于如何获取、存储、度量QoS等基础支持技术研究较少,而这些基础性工作对QoS相关的研究工作具有显著的重要性.此外,不同应用领域对Web Service QoS的需求不尽相同,因此,需要有一套灵活的机制支持在QoS模型定义、QoS度量方法、QoS信息采集等方面体现出的领域特性.针对这个问题,文中提出了一个可扩展的Web Service QoS信息管理框架,详细分析了该框架涉及到的重要方法与核心技术,并给出了该框架在北京大学软件构件库系统中的设计决策和方案.最后,介绍了文中框架在一个863计划项目中的应用实例,该实例展示了用户根据其应用的领域需求对本框架进行扩展并进行Web Service QoS管理的方法,从而验证了本管理框架的可扩展性及实用性.

基于时间序列分析的Web Service QoS预测方法

通过网络提供服务的Web Service的服务质量会随着网络环境、服务器负载等因素的变化而变化,如何更好地帮助用户选择在未来一段时间内符合服务质量需求的Web Service,是目前服务计算领域中需要解决的关键问题之一。针对上述问题,提出了一种基于时间序列分析的Web Service QoS预测方法,并实现了相应的Web Service QoS自动预测工具。该工具能够根据Web Service的历史QoS数据,有效地预测未来短期内的QoS信息。以17832个Web Service的历史数据为基础,设计了相关实验,并验证了方法的有效性。

基于遗传-蚁群优化算法的QoS组播路由算法设计

为了提高网络路由性能,提出并设计了一种基于遗传-蚁群优化算法的服务质量(quality of service,QoS)组播路由算法。首先,设计了自适应变频采集策略用于采集网络与节点信息,以此获得网络和节点的状态,为后续路由优化提供数据支持;其次,计算路径代价,将路径代价最小作为优化目标,建立QoS组播路由优化模型,并设置相关约束条件;最后,结合遗传算法和蚁群算法提出一种遗传-蚁群优化算法求解上述模型,输出最优路径,完成路由优化。实验结果表明,所提算法可有效降低路径长度与路径代价,提高搜索效率与路由请求成功率,优化后的路由时延抖动较小。

基于QoS约束的通信组网链路故障恢复探究

随着网络技术的不断发展,通信网的规模逐渐扩大,网络结构日渐趋于复杂化,发生故障的概率自然就会增高。当通信网出现故障后,必须尽快恢复,否则可能会造成巨大的经济损失,严重时甚至引发各类社会安全风险。智能通信网是解决上述问题的有效策略之一,对网络带宽、时延、丢包率提出了不同的要求。本文对如何恢复网络故障展开了研究,提出了一种基于QoS(Quality of Service)约束的通信组网链路故障恢复方法,根据用户对业务提出的QoS需求以及空闲网络资源,选择恢复路径,确保传输业务的可靠性。在当通信网发生故障后,该方法能够有针对性地快速解决故障,对通信技术的应用与发展具有实用价值。

一种基于Web Service的分级QoS的研究与实现

随着WebService技术的广泛应用,QoS成为一个非常重要的问题.以服务响应时间为QoS参数,验证了一种基于WebService的分级QoS方法,提出了目标时间预设模型,并针对优化问题提出一种基于动态规划的解决方法,并实现了原型系统.实验数据表明这种方法有效地控制了负载平衡,实现了服务分级.

云服务推荐中基于多源特征和多任务学习的时序QoS预测

随着云计算技术的普及,云服务数量指数级增长,用户不再满足于功能性需求,服务质量(Quality of Service,QoS)成为比较服务优劣的关键性能指标.如何在动态、复杂的云环境中实时、准确地预测服务质量并为用户推荐高质量服务成为热点问题.考虑到云服务器的负载、网络状态、用户接入云环境的偏好等随着时间变化,本文提出了基于多源特征和多任务学习的时序QoS预测方法(T-MST),它可以实时、准确地同时预测多种QoS属性.首先,TMST对用户、服务进行特征表示,通过Time2Vec刻画时序特征,再结合多种QoS属性的历史记录生成多源特征表示.其次,基于滑动窗口采用LSTM感知窗口内的时序关系,借助注意力机制细化窗口内不同时刻的关键性,从而构造待预测时刻的隐藏状态.最后,T-MST采用多任务预测层实现多种QoS属性的同时预测,它们共享上游模型,仅在预测层采用不同的感知模块以提升模型的鲁棒性和计算效率.本文基于真实世界的数据集进行了全面的实验验证,结果表明T-MST在吞吐量和响应时间的时序预测任务上平均绝对误差(Mean Absolute Error,MAE)分别平均提升了37.53%和20.38%,优于现有的时序QoS预测方法;而且TMST的计算效率更高,能够有效应对实时QoS预测的需求.

Web Services内部架构对QoS的影响

为了研究Web Services的内部构建对Web Services服务质量(QoS)的影响,设计了对应的ACTTest程序来分析Web Services内部构建中的字符串连接连接方法、数据库操作方式、序列化、输出缓存、调用开销及集群等对Web Services的QoS影响,结果表明Web Services内部构建对QoS有着重要影响。实验结果对优化Web Services的内部架构和网络结构,提高网络及WS的性能和可扩展性具有重要意义。

Web services composition based on global semantics and QoS-aware aspect

A global semantics matching and QoS-awareness service selection are proposed when aimed at a web services composition process.Both QoS-aware matching and global semantic matching are considered during the global matching.When there are demands for global semantic matching and QoS of service composition,a concrete service set which meets the demands is selected for the whole service composition process and an optimal solution is also achieved.A QoS model is built and the corresponding evaluation method is given for the matching of the service composition process.Based on them,a genetic algorithm is proposed to achieve the maximal global semantic matching degree and fulfill the QoS requirements for the whole service composition process.Experimental results and analysis show that the algorithm is feasible and effective for semantics and QoS-aware service matching.

基于SDN的空间信息网络自适应QoS路由算法的设计与实现

为了满足用户对网络服务质量的要求,本文提出一种基于SDN的空间信息网络自适应QoS路由算法。该算法采用SDN控制器对网络进行全局控制和管理,通过收集网络拓扑信息和质量参数,动态调整路由策略,实现网络的自适应QoS路由。实验结果表明,该算法能够有效提高网络服务质量,优化网络性能。

基于代理的Web Services QoS模型研究

服务质量(QoS)描述了服务满足消费者需求的能力,提供有保证的QoS是Web服务在商业应用中获得成功的关键。本文分析了Web Services QoS的特点和实现过程,提出一种更适合于Web Services环境下的QoS建模过程,提出一种基于代理的有QoS保障的Web Services模型。通过在传统的Web Services架构的基础上进行扩展,增加一个代理,充分发挥代理技术的灵活性、可扩充性、可重用性等优点。将QoS的相关工作完全交给代理来完成,实现一个改进的Web Services QoS架构。

星地异构网络联合QoS保障关键技术

针对星地异构网络的拓扑结构高动态、星地链路高差异、网络资源强受限等特征给星地融合业务高效承载带来重大挑战的问题,深入分析星地异构网络发展现状,提出星地异构网络联合QoS保障系统架构。并在此基础上,针对跨域资源统一编排管理、星地联合QoS指标参考体系构建、联合QoS动态策略调控、星地资源按需适配与部署等关键技术进行探讨。

云联盟三层架构:博弈型QoS建模

面对国内外大型公有云供应商的激烈竞争,中小云厂商的生存难度加大。为此,建立一个基于相互合作的云联盟成为了这些厂商的一种可行策略。然而,在追求个体最大利益和保障联盟整体服务质量(quality of service,QoS)之间存在着复杂的博弈关系。针对上述问题,一种基于QoS的云联盟模型被提出,其涵盖云计算的三层架构。在应用层至虚拟层,引入了一种基于差分进化(differential evolution,DE)算法的创新任务分配策略,专门用于处理多QoS任务分配问题。在虚拟层至物理层,设计了合作与竞争并存的虚拟机迁移模型,适用于在云联盟博弈计算环境下实现虚拟机迁移的能耗与QoS之间的平衡。实验结果表明,所提出的解决方案改进了云计算环境的服务质量,并揭示了在云联盟环境中,合作和竞争两种模式的相对优势。

QoS驱动的Web services动态计价机制研究

结合Web services的服务质量(QoS)因素和用户经验,对Web services的计价机制进行研究,提出一种QoS驱动的Web services动态计价模型,描述其计价过程,并给出相应的实现算法。通过对模型的简单实现,经测试这一计价模型在准确性和合理性上具有一定优势。