• DocumentCode
    779149
  • Title

    A new metric for dynamic routing algorithms

  • Author

    Glazer, David W. ; Tropper, Carl

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Comput. Sci., McGill Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada
  • Volume
    38
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    3/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    360
  • Lastpage
    367
  • Abstract
    A dynamic routing algorithm that has as its goal the control of congestion in a packet switching network is presented. The algorithm is based in part on the ARPANET SPF algorithm. However, instead of employing a delay metric, the authors make use of a combination of link and buffer utilizations. A detailed simulation model of the ARPANET was constructed to compare the performance of the congestion-based algorithm to the traditional delay-based (SPF) routing algorithm. The results indicate a substantial improvement in the delay and throughput of the network with the congestion-based routing algorithm
  • Keywords
    computer networks; packet switching; ARPANET SPF algorithm; computer network; congestion control; congestion-based algorithm; dynamic routing algorithm; metric; packet switching network; simulation model; ARPANET; Communication system traffic control; Delay; Helium; Heuristic algorithms; Packet switching; Routing; Switches; Throughput; Traffic control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Communications, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0090-6778
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/26.48894
  • Filename
    48894