A Policy-Aware Cross-Layer Auditing Service for Tiering and Throttling in Starlink
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| author | Wang, Houtianfu Cai, Hanlin Dong, Haofan Akan, Ozgur B. |
| author_facet | Wang, Houtianfu Cai, Hanlin Dong, Haofan Akan, Ozgur B. |
| contents | We present a policy-aware, cross-layer methodology for edge-side auditing of service tiering and quota-based throttling in Starlink. Using a multi-week plan-hopping campaign (232.8 h) on a UK residential terminal, we align 1 Hz terminal telemetry with host-side probes to obtain portal-labeled traces spanning priority (pre-quota), post-quota throttling, stay-active operation, and residential service. Using portal status only as ground truth (independent of throughput), we show these policy regimes manifest as distinct signatures in goodput, PoP RTT, and an internal-to-user ratio $R=C_{\mathrm{int}}/T_{\mathrm{user}}$. A lightweight rule on windowed medians separates high-speed from low-rate operation without operator visibility. |
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| spellingShingle | A Policy-Aware Cross-Layer Auditing Service for Tiering and Throttling in Starlink Wang, Houtianfu Cai, Hanlin Dong, Haofan Akan, Ozgur B. Signal Processing Emerging Technologies We present a policy-aware, cross-layer methodology for edge-side auditing of service tiering and quota-based throttling in Starlink. Using a multi-week plan-hopping campaign (232.8 h) on a UK residential terminal, we align 1 Hz terminal telemetry with host-side probes to obtain portal-labeled traces spanning priority (pre-quota), post-quota throttling, stay-active operation, and residential service. Using portal status only as ground truth (independent of throughput), we show these policy regimes manifest as distinct signatures in goodput, PoP RTT, and an internal-to-user ratio $R=C_{\mathrm{int}}/T_{\mathrm{user}}$. A lightweight rule on windowed medians separates high-speed from low-rate operation without operator visibility. |
| title | A Policy-Aware Cross-Layer Auditing Service for Tiering and Throttling in Starlink |
| topic | Signal Processing Emerging Technologies |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.08990 |