Shorten, Robert N. and Leith, Douglas J. and Foy, J. and Kilduff, R. (2005) Analysis and design of congestion control in synchronised communication networks. Automatica, 41 (4). pp. 725-730. ISSN 0005-1098

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Abstract

We present a simplied model of a network of TCP-like sources that compete for a shared bandwidth. We show that: (i) networks of communicating devices operating AIMD congestion control algorithms may be modelled as a positive linear system; (ii) that such networks possess a unique stationary point; and (iii) that this stationary point is globally exponentially stable. Using these results we establish conditions for the fair co-existence of traffic in networks employing heterogeneous AIMD algorithms. A new protocol for operation over high-speed links is proposed and its dynamic properties discussed as a positive linear system.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Congestion control; TCP; Positive systems; Hamilton Institute.
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Computer Science Faculty of Science and Engineering > Research Institutes > Hamilton Institute
Item ID:	1861
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.automatica.2004.09.017
Depositing User:	Hamilton Editor
Date Deposited:	23 Feb 2010 15:15
Journal or Publication Title:	Automatica
Publisher:	Elsevier
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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