Rate control in wireless multi-hop networks based on receiver capacity model

The state of the art rate control algorithms for wireless multi-hop networks respond to feedback regarding available capacity in the bandwidth constrained networks. However, the accurate estimation of link capacity is challenging in wireless channel since the interference reduces the link capacity obviously. In, a receiver capacity model is proposed, which associates capacities with nodes instead of links. This paper analyses the node constraints and time constraints in multi-hop wireless networks based on the receiver capacity model, and proposes a hop-by-hop rate control algorithm using an optimization-based framework. The results show that the proposed rate control algorithm could allocate the rate fairly and improve the network performance effectively.