Modeling and Accomplishing the BEREC Network Neutrality Policy

TL;DR

This paper introduces NN-PCM, a new bandwidth allocation model that enforces BEREC network neutrality policy by classifying users and allocating bandwidth fairly, ensuring neutrality through design.

Contribution

The paper presents NN-PCM, a novel approach that integrates BEREC policy into bandwidth allocation, achieving network neutrality by design rather than detection.

Findings

NN-PCM effectively enforces BEREC network neutrality policy.

Simulation results show fair and proportional bandwidth allocation.

The approach is transparent and non-discriminatory.

Abstract

Network neutrality (NN) is a principle of equal treatment of data in network infrastructures with fairness and universality being the primary outcomes of the NN management practice. For networks, the accomplishment of NN management practice is essential to deal with heterogeneous user requirements and the ever-increasing data traffic. Current tools and methods address the NN problem by detecting network neutrality violations and detecting traffic differentiation. This paper proposes the NN-PCM (Network Neutrality Policy Conformance Module) that deploys the BEREC network neutrality policy using a bandwidth allocation model (BAM). The NN-PCM new approach allocates bandwidth to network users and accomplishes the BEREC NN policy concomitantly. Network neutrality is achieved by grouping users with similar traffic requirements in classes and leveraging the bandwidth allocation model's characteristics. The conceptual analysis and simulation results indicate that NN-PCM allocates bandwidth to users and accomplishes BEREC network neutrality conformance by design with transparent, non-discriminatory, exceptional, and proportional management practices.