Modeling and accomplishing the BEREC network neutrality policy

David S. Barreto, Rafael F. Reale and Joberto S. B. Martins

International Journal of Network Management, 2021, vol. 31, issue 4

Abstract: Network neutrality (NN) is a principle of equal treatment of data in network infrastructures with fairness and universality being the primary outcomes of the NN management practice. For networks, the accomplishment of NN management practice is essential to deal with heterogeneous user requirements and the ever‐increasing data traffic. Current tools and methods address the NN problem by detecting network neutrality violations and detecting traffic differentiation. This paper proposes the NN‐PCM (Network Neutrality Policy Conformance Module) that deploys the BEREC network neutrality policy using a bandwidth allocation model (BAM). The NN‐PCM new approach allocates bandwidth to network users and accomplishes the BEREC NN policy concomitantly. Network neutrality is achieved by grouping users with similar traffic requirements in classes and leveraging the bandwidth allocation model's characteristics. The conceptual analysis and simulation results indicate that NN‐PCM allocates bandwidth to users and accomplishes BEREC network neutrality conformance by design with transparent, nondiscriminatory, exceptional, and proportional management practices.

Date: 2021
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