Context-aware prediction of access points demand in Wi-Fi networks

Rodríguez-Lozano, David, Gómez-Pulido, Juan A., Lanza-Gutiérrez, José M. and Durán-Domínguez, Arturo (2017). Context-aware prediction of access points demand in Wi-Fi networks. "Computer Networks", v. 117 ; pp. 52-61. ISSN 1389-1286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2017.01.002.

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Title: Context-aware prediction of access points demand in Wi-Fi networks
Author/s:
  • Rodríguez-Lozano, David
  • Gómez-Pulido, Juan A.
  • Lanza-Gutiérrez, José M.
  • Durán-Domínguez, Arturo
Item Type: Article
Título de Revista/Publicación: Computer Networks
Date: 22 April 2017
ISSN: 1389-1286
Volume: 117
Subjects:
Freetext Keywords: Wi-Fi networks; access point; user behavior; prediction; roaming; matrix factorization; gradient descent
Faculty: E.T.S.I. Industriales (UPM)
Department: Automática, Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica e Informática Industrial
Creative Commons Licenses: Recognition - No derivative works - Non commercial

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Abstract

We present a methodology based on matrix factorization and gradient descent to predict the number of sessions established in the access points of a Wi-Fi network according to the users’ behavior. As the network considered in this work is monitored and controlled by software in order to manage users and resources in real time, we may consider it as a cyber-physical system that interacts with the physical world through access points, whose demands can be predicted according to users’ activity. These predictions are useful for relocating or reinforcing some access points according to the changing physical environment. In this work we propose a prediction model based on machine learning techniques, which is validated by comparing the prediction results with real user’s activity. Our experiments collected the activity of 1,095 users demanding 26,673 network sessions during one month in a Wi-Fi network composed of 10 access points, and the results are qualitatively valid with regard to the previous knowledge. We can conclude that our proposal is suitable for predicting the demand of sessions in access points when some devices are removed taking into account the usual activity of the network users.

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Item ID: 50959
DC Identifier: https://oa.upm.es/50959/
OAI Identifier: oai:oa.upm.es:50959
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2017.01.002
Official URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/...
Deposited by: Memoria Investigacion
Deposited on: 06 Jun 2018 18:02
Last Modified: 10 Dec 2018 09:34
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