A self-tuning structure for adaptation in TCP/AQM networks

Author

Zhang, Honggang ; Hollot, C.V. ; Towsley, Don ; Misra, Vishal

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Massachusetts Univ., Amherst, MA, USA

Volume

7

fYear

2003

fDate

1-5 Dec. 2003

Firstpage

3641

Abstract

Congestion control in TCP/AQM networks is expected to perform well for a wide-range of conditions, but recent advances in modeling and analysis indicate that present AQM (active queue management) schemes need an extra dose of adaptability to cope. The paper answers the call and proposes a self-tuning structure wherein AQM parameters are automatically tuned in response to on-line estimation of link capacity and traffic load. This approach is applicable to any AQM scheme that is parameterizable in terms of link capacity and TCP load. We describe this self-tuning structure, illustrate its application to PI (proportional-integral) and RED (random early detection) AQMs, provide stability analysis, and conduct ns simulations to compare with both fixed AQM schemes and the recently proposed adaptive RED.

Keywords

parameter estimation; queueing theory; telecommunication congestion control; telecommunication traffic; transport protocols; TCP networks; active queue management; adaptive RED; congestion control; on-line link capacity estimation; on-line traffic load estimation; proportional-integral AQM controller; random early detection; self-tuning structure; Communication system traffic control; Computer science; Degradation; Intelligent networks; Performance analysis; Pi control; Propagation delay; Proportional control; TCPIP; Traffic control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference, 2003. GLOBECOM '03. IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7974-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.2003.1258913

Filename

1258913