System and Method for Network Resource Allocation Considering User Experience, Satisfaction and Operator Interest

A network component for modeling user satisfaction for network service, the network component comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the at least one processor, the programming includes instructions to:
• determine quality of service (QoS) requirements for a network service;
• measure QoS elements in network traffic of the network service;
• map the measured QoS elements and the QoS requirements to a satisfaction measure according to a satisfaction model;
• and
• determine user satisfaction according to the satisfaction measure.

A method by a network component for allocating network resources, the method comprising:

• evaluating, for a user, a quality of experience (QoE) for each flow of a plurality of flows in network traffic in according with a QoE model;
• evaluating, for an operator, a revenue associated with the flows in accordance with a revenue model;
• calculating priorities corresponding to the flows in accordance with the QoE for the user and the revenue for the operator;
• identifying a flow of the flows with a highest value of the priorities;
• and
• allocating a network resource for the flow.

A network component for allocating network resources, the network component comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the at least one processor, the programming including instructions to:
• evaluate, for a user, a quality of experience (QoE) for each flow of a plurality of flows in network traffic in according with a QoE model;
• evaluate, for an operator, a revenue associated with the flows in accordance with a revenue model;
• calculate priorities corresponding to the flows in accordance with the QoE for the user and the revenue for the operator;
• and
• identify a flow of the flows with a highest value of the priorities;
• and
• allocate a network resource for the flow.