A Hybrid Machine Learning/Policy Approach to Optimise Video Path Selection

Joseph Mcnamara, Liam Fallon, Enda Fallon

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Abstract

Services such as interactive video and real time gaming are ubiquitous on modern networks. The approaching realisation of 5G as well as the virtualisation and scalability of network functions made possible by technologies such as NFV and Kubernetes pushes the frontiers of what applications can do and how they can be deployed. However, managing such intangible services is a real challenge for network management systems. Adaptive Policy is an approach that can be applied to govern such services in an intent-based manner. In this work, we are exploring if the manner in which such services are deployed, virtualized, and scaled can be guided using real time context aware decision making. We are investigating how to apply Adaptive Policy to the problem of optimizing interactive video streaming delivery in a virtualized environment. We utilise components of our previously established test bed framework and implement a single layer neural network through Adaptive Policy, in which weights assigned to network metrics are continuously adjusted through supervised test cycles, resulting in weights in proportion to their associated impact on our video stream quality. We present the initial test results from our Perceptron inspired policy-based approach to video quality optimisation through weighted network resource evaluation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication15th International Conference on Network and Service Management, CNSM 2019
EditorsHanan Lutfiyya, Yixin Diao, Nur Zincir-Heywood, Remi Badonnel, Edmundo Madeira
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9783903176249
ISBN (Print)9783903176249
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2019
Event15th International Conference on Network and Service Management, CNSM 2019 - Halifax, Canada
Duration: 21 Oct 201925 Oct 2019

Publication series

Name15th International Conference on Network and Service Management, CNSM 2019

Conference

Conference15th International Conference on Network and Service Management, CNSM 2019
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityHalifax
Period21/10/1925/10/19

Keywords

  • Adaptive Policy
  • OTT
  • Service Assurance
  • Video Optimization

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