Title :
Practical experiences with a transport layer extension for end-to-end bandwidth regulation
Author :
Frank, Matthias ; Martini, Peter
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Comput. Sci. IV, Bonn Univ., Germany
Abstract :
The paper presents an extension of the transport layer to control the bandwidth used by data flows in heterogeneous networks in case of network congestion. The regulation mechanism is operating on an end to end basis. It does not depend on a negotiation of quality of service (QoS) parameters prior to the data transmission. Instead it uses a relative QoS concept based on a classification of data flow requirements specified by the application. The paper describes the concept of the mechanism for Regulation Of Bandwidth in Intra-Networks (ROBIN) and presents first measurement results with a prototype implementation of ROBIN
Keywords :
local area networks; performance evaluation; quality control; transport protocols; QoS parameters; ROBIN; Regulation Of Bandwidth in Intra-Networks; bandwidth control; data flow requirements; data flows; data transmission; end to end bandwidth regulation; heterogeneous networks; network congestion; prototype implementation; quality of service; regulation mechanism; relative QoS concept; transport layer extension; Access protocols; Bandwidth; Computer science; Data communication; Electronic mail; Ethernet networks; Prototypes; Quality of service; Transport protocols; Web and internet services;
Conference_Titel :
Local Computer Networks, 1997. Proceedings., 22nd Annual Conference on
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8141-1
DOI :
10.1109/LCN.1997.631003
