From Ubiquitous Computing to Human Aware Networking: Exploiting the Know-how of Ubicomp Research for Improving Networked-User Experience

Abstract

This paper presents a series of reflections on the use of experiences gained in ubiquitous computing research to define their potential exploitation in the field of networking. On this regard, this paper presents preliminary ideas aiming at defining the concept of Human Aware Networking (HAN). The main idea behind HAN is to utilize the sensed context and the recognized human behaviors mostly based on the use of mobile devices in order to feed the network with the interaction patterns of users to better setup and optimize network parameters. With HAN, the goal is to maximize the relationship between provided Quality of Service (QoS) and perceived Quality of Experience (QoE)..