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h1. Accelerate3g5 -- theresa 

 h2. Summary 

 We will integrate Osmocom 3G into our research testbed as one of multiple access networks that an end device can choose between as a data carrier. 
 The goal is to gather information on current network performance, e.g. cell load or congestion within the core network. 
 This information should be made available through a suitable API, e.g. for monitoring or to help clients choose between available access networks (Details TBD). 

 h3. Participants 

 * Theresa Enghardt (email: theresa@inet.tu-berlin.de, jabber: tenghardt@inet.tu-berlin.de) 

 h2. Details 

 Part of ongoing research at "INET":http://www.inet.tu-berlin.de/menue/internet_network_architectures/ (TU Berlin) on choosing between multiple access networks, related to the Socket Intents prototype (see "paper":http://conferences.sigcomm.org/co-next/2013/program/p295.pdf and "research prototype code":https://github.com/fg-inet/socket-intents). 

 The main research question is how to choose between different available access networks, such as 802.11 and 3G/4G, to optimize performance for the client. As opposed to current carrier's "offloading" approaches, we propose a solution controlled by the end device. Our prototype gathers statistics on the performance of the available access networks and aims to make better decisions on when to use which network.  

 For this, it would be useful to get information about the current load of the network, e.g. of the cell or of the congestion within the core network. However, in proprietary cellular networks, this kind of information is usually not available to user devices.  

 We want to investigate how to make it available within the network (e.g. for monitoring) and possibly to the user device. 
 More details TBD. 

 Also, we will carry out performance tests of the 3G data service under different load conditions. 

 

 h2. Journal 

 _2017-03-07_ 
 Start. Set up wiki page. 

 _2017-03-16_ 
 Inquiring about frequency regulations and how to obtain an experimental license. 

 h2. Conclusions 

 _None yet._
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