Traffic of packets with non-homogeneously selected destinations in scale-free network

In this paper, we study the information traffic flow in communication networks with scale-free topology. We consider the situation arising when packets are delivered to non-homogeneously selected destinations. It is found that the network capacity Rc increases with the increase of k (average degree of destination nodes) under local routing strategy. In contrast, Rc is essentially independent of k under shortest path strategy. Based on this finding, an integrated routing strategy that can enhance network capacity is proposed by combining the two strategies.