Sensitivity of the objective functions for joint flow control and optimal routing in computer networks

Author

Marisetti, Sudheer ; Abu-Amara, Hosame ; Tsai, Wei K.

Author_Institution

Bellcore, Red Bank, NJ, USA

fYear

1992

fDate

13-16 Sep 1992

Firstpage

326

Lastpage

334

Abstract

The implementation of a combined flow control and optimal routing algorithm in packet switched networks is discussed. An analysis is made of the influence of various objective functions on maximum link utilization, average packet delay and fairness. How the parameters in the proposed objective function affect network performance measures like the flow in the entire network, amount of rejected traffic, maximum link utilization, average packet delay, and unfairness among users is studied. These measures are evaluated for various networks and traffic configurations, and, on the basis of these studies and results, suggestions are made for obtaining the best network performance and utilization

Keywords

computer networks; delays; packet switching; performance evaluation; average packet delay; computer networks; fairness; joint flow control; maximum link utilization; network performance; optimal routing; packet switched networks; traffic configurations; Circuits; Communication system traffic control; Computer networks; Costs; Delay; Fluid flow measurement; Intelligent networks; Optimal control; Routing; Throughput;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Local Computer Networks, 1992. Proceedings., 17th Conference on

Conference_Location

Minneapolis, MN

Print_ISBN

0-8186-3095-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LCN.1992.228116

Filename

228116