US Patent 11909803 Application selection based on network characteristics

In one embodiment, a device may identify a plurality of impairment scenarios for a network. The device may estimate quality of experience metrics for a plurality of applications accessible via the network for each of the plurality of impairment scenarios. The device may select a particular application from among the plurality of applications based on a comparison between the quality of experience metrics for the plurality of applications. The device may provide an indication for presentation by a user interface that a user should use the particular application from among the plurality of applications.