Title :
Fair packet discarding for controlling ABR traffic in ATM networks
Author :
Chan, Sammy ; Wong, Eric W M ; Ko, K.T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Univ. of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
fDate :
8/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) Forum has chosen rate-based control as the flow control scheme for the available bit-rate (ABR) service. However, rate-based schemes can achieve congestion control only if all users act in a cooperative manner. Even a limited number of uncooperative users can cause congestion collapse. We propose a mechanism called fair packet discarding to provide incentives to users to participate in network congestion control so that the network can operate in a more efficient manner
Keywords :
asynchronous transfer mode; channel capacity; packet switching; telecommunication congestion control; telecommunication networks; telecommunication traffic; transport protocols; ABR service; ABR traffic control; ATM Forum; ATM networks; available bit rate service; fair packet discarding; flow control scheme; network congestion control; rate based control; transmission control protocol; upper layer protocol; Asynchronous transfer mode; Australia; Bandwidth; Bit rate; Communication system traffic control; Intelligent networks; Local area networks; Quality of service; Switches; Switching systems;
Journal_Title :
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
