A scalable RTT estimation algorithm for multicast congestion control

Author

Jin Zhao ; Fuyan Zhang

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Technol., Nanjing Univ., China

Volume

1

fYear

2004

Firstpage

571

Abstract

Round trip time (RTT) is critical to ensure that multicast flows behave in a TCP-friendly manner. We present a multicast RTT estimation algorithm which solves feedback implosion and clock synchronization. Each receiver schedules an exponentially distributed timer to suppress feedback. Non-suppressed receivers use round trip estimation to get an accurate RTT. Suppressed receivers can either use a one-way measurement to get an estimation of RTT or request a non-suppressed neighbor in the same LAN to share the newly calculated RTT.

Keywords

exponential distribution; feedback; local area networks; multicast communication; parameter estimation; synchronisation; telecommunication congestion control; LAN; TCP; clock synchronization; exponentially distributed timer; feedback; feedback implosion; multicast congestion control; nonsuppressed receivers; round trip time estimation; scalable RTT estimation algorithm; suppressed receivers; Clocks; Computer science; Delay estimation; Feedback; Frequency synchronization; Internet; Multicast algorithms; Processor scheduling; TCPIP; Throughput;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, Circuits and Systems, 2004. ICCCAS 2004. 2004 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Chengdu

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8647-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCCAS.2004.1346197

Filename

1346197