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iScavenger: Predictive Multi-Flow Scheduling for Delay-Sensitive Traffic in ATSSS Networks
Karlstad University, Faculty of Health, Science and Technology (starting 2013), Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (from 2013). (Distributed Intelligent Systems and Communication (DISCO))ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3080-4769
Karlstad University, Faculty of Health, Science and Technology (starting 2013), Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (from 2013). (Distributed Intelligent Systems and Communication (DISCO))ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4147-9487
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7547-8111
Karlstad University, Faculty of Health, Science and Technology (starting 2013), Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (from 2013). (Distributed Intelligent Systems and Communication (DISCO))ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7311-9334
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2026 (English)In: IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, E-ISSN 2644-125X, Vol. 7, p. 10012-10035Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

3GPP Access Traffic Steering, Switching, and Splitting (ATSSS) enables traffic to be distributed across heterogeneous 3GPP and non-3GPP access networks to improve performance, reliability, and resilience. ATSSS can use multipath transport protocols such as Multipath QUIC (MP-QUIC), where packet scheduling plays a central role in determining latency and resource utilization for delay-sensitive applications. Many existing MP-QUIC scheduling policies rely on instantaneous path measurements or fixed rules rather than forecasts of future application demand. In multi-flow scenarios, such decisions can lead either to contention on the preferred low-latency path and transient latency inflation for priority traffic or to overly conservative use of available capacity. This paper proposes iScavenger, a predictive, machine-learning-based multi-flow scheduling policy for ATSSS environments. iScavenger employs a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) model to forecast near-future bandwidth demand for delay-sensitive Sticky traffic. Based on this prediction, background packets are admitted to the preferred low-latency path only when sufficient residual capacity is expected to remain; otherwise, they are steered to the alternative path. The policy is implemented within the Monty MP-QUIC framework and evaluated in a controlled Mininet testbed using traffic traces from the online game League of Legends, with fixed and variable path capacities and controlled jitter and packet loss. The results indicate that, under the evaluated conditions, iScavenger provides configurable operating points in the latency–utilization trade-off, limiting additional Sticky-flow RTT while achieving higher background throughput than conservative baseline policies. These findings highlight the potential of short-term traffic-demand prediction for proactive contention management in ATSSS-enabled multi-access networks.

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IEEE Communications Society, 2026. Vol. 7, p. 10012-10035
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Access Traffic Steering, Switching, and Splitting (ATSSS), Multipath QUIC, Machine Learning–Based Scheduling, Delay-Sensitive Traffic, Multi-Access Networks
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Telecommunications
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Computer Science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-111955DOI: 10.1109/ojcoms.2026.3722388ISI: 001855456600002OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-111955DiVA, id: diva2:2091151
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DRIVE (Data-driven latency-sensitive mobile services for a digitalised society)
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Knowledge Foundation, 20220072Available from: 2026-08-11 Created: 2026-08-11 Last updated: 2026-08-31Bibliographically approved

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