Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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459074 | Journal of Network and Computer Applications | 2016 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
Crowdsourcing enables the fine-grained characterization and performance evaluation of today׳s large-scale networks using the power of the masses and distributed intelligence. This paper presents SmartProbe, a system that assesses the bottleneck capacity of Internet paths using smartphones, from a mobile crowdsourcing perspective. With SmartProbe measurement activities are more bandwidth efficient compared to similar systems, and a larger number of users can be supported. An application based on SmartProbe is also presented: georeferenced measurements are mapped and used to compare the performance of mobile broadband operators in wide areas. Results from one year of operation are included.
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Authors
Enrico Gregori, Alessandro Improta, Luciano Lenzini, Valerio Luconi, Nilo Redini, Alessio Vecchio,