The mathematics of Internet congestion control

R. Srikant

164 pages, parution le 29/03/2004

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Résumé

Congestion control algorithms were implemented for the Internet nearly two decades ago, but mathematical models of congestion control in such a large-scale network are relatively new. This text presents models for the development of new protocols that can help make Internet data transfers virtually loss- and delay-free. Introduced are tools from optimization, control theory, and stochastic processes integral to the study of congestion control algorithms.

Features and topics include:

A presentation of Kelly's convex program formulation of resource allocation on the Internet
A solution to the resource allocation problem, which can be implemented in a decentralized manner, both in the form of congestion control algorithms by end users and as congestion indication mechanisms by routers of networks
A discussion of simple stochastic models for random phenomena on the Internet, such as very short flows and arrivals and departures of file transfer requests

Intended for graduate students and researchers in systems theory and computer science, the text assumes basic knowledge of first-year, graduate-level control theory, optimization, and stochastic processes, but the key prerequisites are summarized in an appendix for quick reference. The work's wide range of applications to the study of both new and existing protocols and control algorithms make the book of interest to researchers and students concerned with many aspects of large-scale information flow on the Internet.

Sommaire

Resource allocation
Congestion control: a decentralized solution
Relationship to current Internet protocols
Linear analysis with delay: the single link case
Linear analysis with delay: the network case
Global stability for a single link and a single flow
Stochastic models and their deterministic limits
Connection-level models
Real-time sources and distributed admission control

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Birkhäuser
Auteur(s)	R. Srikant
Parution	29/03/2004
Nb. de pages	164
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	419g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780817632274
ISBN13	978-0-8176-3227-4