[Nets-seminars] networks talk, Paul Patras (Edinburgh) Throughput Optimal Wi-Fi Virtualisation with Fairness Guarantees

[Hamed Haddadi]

Dear all,
we're pleased to be hosting Paul Patras from Edinburgh for the next
london-networking talk at QMUL, on Friday 22nd.

Title: Throughput Optimal Wi-Fi Virtualisation with Fairness Guarantees

Venue: Friday 22nd November 11-12pm, QMUL ITL top floor
http://www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/facilities/view/informatics-teaching-lab

If you are coming from outside QMUL, in order to get to the building just
turn up around 10:55 and someone should be able to let you in to ITL

Abstract:
As mobile devices are increasingly the preferred choice for Internet
access, mobile operators are deploying Wi-Fi access points to increase
coverage and offload capacity. In popular locations, such as airports,
stadiums and cafés, infrastructure is however frequently managed by local
businesses and operators are required to share the limited resources of
access points. This talk will expose a wireless LAN virtualisation
mechanism that uses control theory tools to guarantee the fair distribution
of resources among service providers, while maximising the network
throughput. By dynamically adjusting the contention parameters in the
virtual networks, the solution will prove effective, independent of the
number of associated clients and their level of activity. The talk will
close by exploring practical implementation aspects.

Biography:
Paul Patras is a Chancellor's Fellow / Lecturer in the School of
Informatics at the University of Edinburgh. Previously, he was a research
fellow at the Hamilton Institute of the National University of Ireland
Maynooth. He received his Ph.D. in 2011 from University Carlos III of
Madrid and is the first alumnus of the Institute IMDEA Networks, Spain. In
2010, he was a visiting researcher in the Networks Group at Rice
University, USA. He has served on the program committees of several
conferences and workshops, including IEEE VTC, IEEE WoWMoM and IFIP
Networking, and was awarded the IEEE Communications Letters Exemplary
Reviewer distinction in 2011. His current research interests include
performance optimisation in wireless networks, dynamic spectrum access,
prototype implementations and testbeds.



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Hamed       http://www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/~hamed/
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