A taxonomy for congestion control algorithms in packet switching networks

Author

Yang, Cui-Qing ; Reddy, Alapati V S

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., North Texas Univ., Denton, TX, USA

Volume

9

Issue

4

fYear

1995

Firstpage

34

Lastpage

45

Abstract

The authors propose a new taxonomy for congestion control algorithms in packet switching computer networks based on control theory. They view a network as a large, distributed control system, in which a congestion control scheme is a (distributed) control policy executable at each node (host or switches) of the network in order to a certain level of stable conditions. This taxonomy provides a coherent framework for the comparative study of existing algorithms and offers clues toward the development of new congestion control strategies

Keywords

computer networks; control theory; distributed control; packet switching; switching networks; telecommunication congestion control; congestion control algorithms; control theory; distributed control system; host; node; packet switching computer networks; stable conditions; switches; taxonomy; Bandwidth; Cellular networks; Communication system control; Communication system traffic control; Control systems; Control theory; Distributed control; Intelligent networks; Packet switching; Taxonomy;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Network, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0890-8044

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/65.397042

Filename

397042