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Closing event ISBO projectp j

End-to-end Quality of Experience

Antoine Dejonghe Project ManagerAntoine Dejonghe – Project Manager

IMEC, Leuven, 29 January 2009

Towards seamless connectivity

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Towards universal multimedia access

GSM & PDA

networkvideo

TV

laptop

still images

audio textualinformation

GSM & PDA

GSM & PDA

Scalable content Heterogeneous networksDifferent devices

&User preferences

More users, more devices, more applications

More users: Currently there are more than 3 billion Mobile phone users. 5 Billion connected people expected by 2015.

More devices: “7 trillion wireless devices serving 7 billion people”

More applications: Web 2 0/3 0More applications: Web 2.0/3.0

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‘Quality-of-Experience’ is what matters

Two fundamental questions

Wh t i Q lit f E i ?What is Quality-of-Experience?

How to ensure end-user QoE?

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Project objective: A cross-disciplinary approach towards Quality-of-Experience

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User centric approach

Relation between technology, user and community What does mean QoE for the user?What does mean QoE for the user?How does QoE integrate into business models? Which legal and regulatory frameworks for QoE?

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End-to-end QoE co-optimization

How to enable QoE for the delivery of interactive multimedia servicesinteractive multimedia services to wireless terminals through advanced networks

Pervasive Security

End-to-end security An essential trusted componentAn essential trusted component On the multimedia access and distribution chain

Pervasive securitySecurity is not an “add-on” component

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Pervasive security

Project objective: A cross-disciplinary approach towards Quality-of-Experience

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Four scenarios as drivers

IBBT E2E QoE partners

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Overview: Demonstrations

Demo Slot 1: MultimediaError-resilient scalable video coding and streaming over error-prone packet networks (VUB-ETRO)packet networks (VUB ETRO)Scalable video codec: implementation, adaptation and cross-layer control (IMEC-ESSET and UGent-MMLAB)

Demo Slot 2: Next-generation terminals and networksWireless Thin Client hybrid protocol, switching between streams of different quality (UGent-IBCN and UA-PATS)Energy-aware cross-layer control of a reconfigurable radio implementation (IMEC-ESSET)

Demo slot 3: Pervasive securityUnobservable VOIP (KUL-COSIC)Protecting applications from buffer overflows(KUL-DistriNet and KUL-COSIC)

Overview: presentations

Presentation 1Evaluating Quality of Experience: bridging the gap between technical parameters and human experience factorsKatrien De Moor - Lieven De Marez (IBBT-MICT-UGent)

Presentation 2Situating Net Neutrality in a broader context. Towards an analytical framework for the distribution of content on the InternetLeo Van Audenhove - Luciano Morganti (IBBT-SMIT-VUB)

Presentation 3The European Response to Network Neutrality in the Context of the Electronic Communications ReformLiyang Hou (IBBT - ICRI - KU Leuven)

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Workshop Program

13:00 Welcome & sandwich13:30 Opening speech13:30 Opening speech 13:40 General presentation (20 min.) 14:00 Demo slot1 (30 min.)14:35 Demo slot2 (30 min.)15:10 Demo slot3 (30 min.)15:40 Coffie Break (main hall)( )16:00 Presentations (Auditorium)17:15 Drink