DocumentCode
749932
Title
On the Maximum Average Throughput Rate for a Tandem Node Network
Author
Jones, S.K. ; Cavin, R.K., III ; Holyoak, J.N.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Elec. Engr.,Texas A&M Univ.,College Station,TX
Volume
25
Issue
10
fYear
1977
fDate
10/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1240
Lastpage
1242
Abstract
The problem of regulating inputs into a tandem store-and-forward node pair with finite queue limits in order to maximize the average message completion rate is considered from the viewpoint of Markov Decision Theory. A variation of the policy iteration procedure due to Howard [3] is used to compute optimum control policies and message completion rates for various configurations of system parameters. Comparative data are provided on the performance of the optimum control law relative to simpler local control laws which require no information sharing.
Keywords
Store-and-forward networks; Control systems; Decision theory; Electronic switching systems; Mathematical model; Message service; Packet switching; Queueing analysis; Sparse matrices; Statistics; Throughput;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0090-6778
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TCOM.1977.1093756
Filename
1093756
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