Applicaion-level traffic analysis of smartphone users using embedded agents

Except for phone call service, the latest smartphone is capable of various multi functions including internet through a variety of network interfaces such as 3G/4G/WI-Fi, which has been encouraging the advent of various smartphone applications. However, appearances of various applications and unlimited data plans have caused a drastic increase of smartphone traffic. For solving rapidly-increasing smartphone traffic, domestic mobile communications providers promoted a free Wi-Fi alternate routing strategy which is provided in the houses and public areas or network evolution to 4G network. For stable operation of network and guarantee of service quality corresponding to the explosively increasing smartphone traffic, however, fundamental analysis through monitoring on the smartphone traffic must be carried out. This study measures smartphone traffic by developing a smartphone traffic log information collection agents and loading it in the smartphone. Based on the above, this study suggests the result of analysis on the features of various aspects of smartphone traffic.