Bases for the construction of a QoS model for a video-calls service in a virtualized IMS network

Authors

  • María Camila Lara Paz Universidad del Cauca, Popayán
  • Heyman Andres Coral Sarria Universidad del Cauca, Popayán
  • Eduardo Rojas Pineda Universidad del Cauca, Popayán

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18046/syt.v15i42.2538

Keywords:

Bandwidth, IMS, NGN, packet loss, QoS, SIP, video call.

Abstract

Package-based services are affected by different network parameters and conditions that can deteriorate the quality of the transmitted services, especially those that are provided in real time. In this paper, result of an undergraduate research project, the bases for the construction of a QoS model are defined for a video call on an IMS network, specifying the most adequate parameters to estimate its QoS, the infrastructure used, and the tests developed. The results indicate the possibility of improving the QoS by applying the horizontal scaling technique over the IMS Core of the network since, in the vertical scalability, no major improvements were observed when increasing the physical resources of the virtual machines where the Core IMS was installed. Also, the bandwidth that complies the conditions of the quality parameters such as packet loss, delay, and jitter, to provide a good quality video call service is 640 kbps.

Author Biographies

  • María Camila Lara Paz, Universidad del Cauca, Popayán

    Student of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering with emphasis in telecommunications in the Universidad del Cauca (Popayan, Colombia). Candidate for the title of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineer. Her interest areas are the internet of things, big data, network configurations, and project management.

  • Heyman Andres Coral Sarria, Universidad del Cauca, Popayán

    Student of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering with emphasis in telematics in the Universidad del Cauca (Popayan, Colombia). Candidate for the title of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineer. Mobile and web applications developer, his areas of interest are internet of things, databases handling and management, big data, and cloud computing.

  • Eduardo Rojas Pineda, Universidad del Cauca, Popayán

    Electronic Engineer of the Universidad del Cauca (Popayan, Colombia), M.Sc. in Systems and Communication Networks from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain) and M.Sc. in University Management from the Universidad de los Andes (Bogota, Colombia). He is a full-time professor of the telematics department in the Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering faculty in the Universidad del Cauca.

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Published

2017-10-19

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 42 (2017)

Section

Original Research

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