Analyzing Multiple Flows in a Wireless Network with Differential Equations and Differential Inclusions

A framework based on differential equations and differential inclusions (DEDI) for analyzing the throughput of random network coding in a wireless network has been proposed in [1]. In this paper, we extend this framework to further address the throughput when multiple multicast flows are simultaneously launched using an intersession coding scheme. The handiness, accuracy and power of the DEDI framework are demonstrated through its use in theoretical analysis and simulations.