QoS in best-effort networks

Author

Wydrowski, Bartek ; Zukerman, Moshe

Volume

40

Issue

12

fYear

2002

fDate

12/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

44

Lastpage

49

Abstract

The QoS of today´s best-effort network does not deliver the performance required for a wide range of interactive and multimedia applications that have demanding delay and bandwidth requirements. We discuss how current research into congestion control has uncovered that best-effort networks, with just a few modifications to the existing equipment, can deliver the performance required for a range of applications. Furthermore, we describe how best-effort networks lead to a pricing mechanism that charges users in accordance to the stress they place on the network.

Keywords

costing; delays; interactive systems; multimedia communication; packet switching; quality of service; queueing theory; tariffs; telecommunication congestion control; telecommunication networks; QoS; active queue management; bandwidth requirements; best-effort networks; congestion control; delay requirements; interactive applications; load control; multimedia applications; packet networks; pricing mechanism; quality of service; supply-demand pricing; Channel allocation; Control systems; Feedback; Intelligent networks; Internet; Machinery; Packet switching; Signal generators; Supply and demand; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MCOM.2002.1106158

Filename

1106158