Fuzzy Logic-Based Quality of Service Evaluation for Multimedia Transmission over Wireless Ad Hoc Networks

Abstract

This paper proposes a fuzzy logic (FL) model for evaluation of quality of service (QoS) in multimedia transmission over ad hoc networks as an effective mechanism for QoS management. It aims at minimizing the negative effects of major QoS parameters, (jitter, delay, packet loss) sustaining efficiency and reliability of data deliveries and improving overall system performance. Both triangular membership function (TMF) and Gaussian membership function (GMF) are adopted to demonstrate their effects in FL-QoS evaluation. The proposed approaches are implemented in Matlab/Simulink. Results indicate that input conditions have varying level of influences on the output based on the MFs used. It is generally observed that QoS fuzzy control with TMF gives a better performance than GMF. Typically, it is also noted that when the input conditions are selected at 50[Formula: see text]ms delay, 5[Formula: see text]ms jitter and 50% packet loss, we obtain 79% and 71% output responses with TMF and GMF, respectively. This shows that TMF method can control QoS in a multimedia transmission over ad hoc wireless network more effectively with good service output response than GMF. Generally, the paper shows that FL is capable of measuring network performance and predicting any QoS deterioration without complex mathematical calculation, to provide an improved QoS for customers’ satisfaction.

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