Enhancing QUIC Performance in Heterogeneous Networks: A Proactive Connection Migration Approach

IF 2.6 4区计算机科学 Q3 COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS

International Journal of Network Management Pub Date : 2025-07-22 DOI:10.1002/nem.70022

Lizhuang Tan, Xin Dong, Xiaochuan Gao, Peiying Zhang, Wei Su, James Won-Ki Hong

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Abstract

The Quick UDP Internet Connections (QUIC) protocol provides a secure, reliable, and low-latency communication foundation for HTTP/3. Connection migration is a key technology of QUIC. When the IP/Port of a connection changes, the connection ID is used to maintain a secure and uninterrupted connection. However, current connection migration is passive, designed to support mobile handover and weak network environments. In this paper, we propose proactive connection migration for QUIC (PCM-QUIC), which combines connection migration and online path selection, enabling QUIC to select the best quality transmission path while maintaining the connection. First, PCM-QUIC integrates the exploration of network quality across different paths into multiple user request actions. Then, considering response completion time and jitter, PCM-QUIC identifies the optimal access path for the current Internet service through online learning. In addition, we propose an upper confidence bound-based path selection algorithm with the goal of minimizing the confidence upper limit of the path reward. Experimental results show that, compared with the original QUIC, PCM-QUIC reduces the average response completion time by up to 59.43%.

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在异构网络中增强QUIC性能：一种主动连接迁移方法

QUIC （Quick UDP Internet Connections）协议为HTTP/3提供了安全、可靠、低时延的通信基础。连接迁移是QUIC的一项关键技术。当连接的IP/端口发生变化时，使用连接ID保持连接的安全性和不间断性。然而，目前的连接迁移是被动的，旨在支持移动切换和弱网络环境。本文提出了面向QUIC的主动连接迁移（PCM-QUIC），它将连接迁移与在线路径选择相结合，使QUIC能够在保持连接的同时选择最优质的传输路径。首先，PCM-QUIC将跨不同路径的网络质量探索集成到多个用户请求操作中。然后，考虑响应完成时间和抖动，PCM-QUIC通过在线学习识别当前互联网服务的最优访问路径。此外，我们提出了一种基于上置信度边界的路径选择算法，以最小化路径奖励的置信度上限为目标。实验结果表明，与原QUIC相比，PCM-QUIC的平均响应完成时间缩短了59.43%。

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International Journal of Network Management COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS-TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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5.10

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6.70%

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Modern computer networks and communication systems are increasing in size, scope, and heterogeneity. The promise of a single end-to-end technology has not been realized and likely never will occur. The decreasing cost of bandwidth is increasing the possible applications of computer networks and communication systems to entirely new domains. Problems in integrating heterogeneous wired and wireless technologies, ensuring security and quality of service, and reliably operating large-scale systems including the inclusion of cloud computing have all emerged as important topics. The one constant is the need for network management. Challenges in network management have never been greater than they are today. The International Journal of Network Management is the forum for researchers, developers, and practitioners in network management to present their work to an international audience. The journal is dedicated to the dissemination of information, which will enable improved management, operation, and maintenance of computer networks and communication systems. The journal is peer reviewed and publishes original papers (both theoretical and experimental) by leading researchers, practitioners, and consultants from universities, research laboratories, and companies around the world. Issues with thematic or guest-edited special topics typically occur several times per year. Topic areas for the journal are largely defined by the taxonomy for network and service management developed by IFIP WG6.6, together with IEEE-CNOM, the IRTF-NMRG and the Emanics Network of Excellence.