Title :
A chemical-inspired approach to design distributed rate controllers for packet networks
Author :
Monti, M. ; Sifalakis, Manolis ; Meyer, Timmy ; Tschudin, Christian F. ; Luise, Marco
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Math. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Abstract :
In computer networks, a Distributed Rate Controller (DRC) must quickly propagate changes of inflow rates and let participating sites converge to their admissible rate. In this paper we introduce a family of DRCs where controllers can be easily customized, and their performance and dynamics are strictly predictable. Borrowing from engineering methods in Chemistry, we show how to derive the deterministic mathematical model of the network flow. We also report on simulation and native experimental results that validate our theoretical approach.
Keywords :
computer networks; control system synthesis; DRC; chemical-inspired approach; computer networks; deterministic mathematical model; distributed rate controller design; inflow rates; network flow; packet networks; Algorithm design and analysis; Chemicals; Computational modeling; Conferences; Delays; Heuristic algorithms; Mathematical model;
Conference_Titel :
Integrated Network Management (IM 2013), 2013 IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Ghent
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5229-1
