Title :
A study of active queue management for congestion control
Author :
Firoiu, Victor ; Borden, Marty
Author_Institution :
Nortel Networks, Billerica, MA, USA
Abstract :
In this work, we investigate mechanisms for Internet congestion control in general, and random early detection (RED) in particular. We first study the current proposals for RED implementation and identify several structural problems such as producing large traffic oscillations and introducing unnecessary overhead in the fast path forwarding. We model RED as a feedback control system and discover fundamental laws governing the traffic dynamics in TCP/IP networks. Based on this understanding, we derive a set of recommendations for the architecture and implementation of congestion control modules in routers, such as RED
Keywords :
Internet; computer network management; feedback; queueing theory; telecommunication congestion control; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication traffic; transport protocols; Internet congestion control; RED implementation; TCP/IP networks; active queue management; congestion control modules; fast path forwarding; feedback control system; large traffic oscillations; random early detection; routers; traffic dynamics; unnecessary overhead; Communication system traffic control; Control systems; Feedback control; IP networks; Proposals; Protocols; Queueing analysis; Stability; TCPIP; Traffic control;
Conference_Titel :
INFOCOM 2000. Nineteenth Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies. Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Tel Aviv
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5880-5
DOI :
10.1109/INFCOM.2000.832541
