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Metrics for Broadband Networks in the Context of the Digital Economies
Salman M. Al-Shehri,
Pavel Loskot 
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Tolga Numanoglu,
Mehmet Mert
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Tolga Numanoglu,
Mehmet Mert
Broadband Communications Networks - Recent Advances and Lessons from Practice
Swansea University Author:
Pavel Loskot
Abstract
In a transition to automated digital management of broadband networks, communication service providers must look for new metrics to monitor these networks. Complete metrics frameworks are already emerging whereas majority of the new metrics are being proposed in technical papers. Considering common...
| Published in: | Broadband Communications Networks - Recent Advances and Lessons from Practice |
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| Published: |
InTech Open Science
2018
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa38178 |
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| Abstract: |
In a transition to automated digital management of broadband networks, communication service providers must look for new metrics to monitor these networks. Complete metrics frameworks are already emerging whereas majority of the new metrics are being proposed in technical papers. Considering common metrics for broadband networks and related technologies, this chapter offers insights into what metrics are available, and also suggests active areas of research. The broadband networks being a key component of the digital ecosystems are also an enabler to many other digital technologies and services. Reviewing first the metrics for computing systems, websites and digital platforms, the chapter focus then shifts to the most important technical and business metrics which are used for broadband networks. The demand-side and supply-side metrics including the key metrics of broadband speed and broadband availability are touched on. After outlining the broadband metrics which have been standardized and the metrics for measuring Internet traffic, the most commonly used metrics for broadband networks are surveyed in five categories: energy and power metrics, quality-of-service, quality-of-experience, security metrics, and robustness and resilience metrics. The chapter concludes with a discussion on machine learning, big data and the associated metrics. |
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| Keywords: |
digital transformation, metrics, measurements, performance, broadband networks |
| College: |
Faculty of Science and Engineering |