Abstract
In this paper, we introduce and evaluate the SOCKx framework, which
extends the widely used SOCKSv5 protocol to enable application-layer
switching between multiple networks. Through application-layer selection
of available underlying networks, a client’s proxy server can dynamically
adjust the network to be used for transmissions, e.g., to optimize
power consumption, when communicating with a remote proxy server.
From a general performance evaluation for cellular-controlled converged
devices, we find that switching between different networks does not
always present a viable option for power savings and depends on (i)
the computational overhead of the server implementation, (ii) the
type of network traffic under consideration and (iii) the ability
of switching off unused network interfaces.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology (EIT) |
| State | Published - May 2011 |