Shorten, Robert N. and Wirth, Fabian and Leith, Douglas J. (2006) A Positive Systems Model of TCP-Like Congestion Control: Asymptotic Results. IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, 14 (3). pp. 616-629. ISSN 1063-6692

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Abstract—We study communication networks that employ drop-tail queueing and Additive-Increase Multiplicative-Decrease (AIMD) congestion control algorithms. It is shown that the theory of nonnegative matrices may be employed to model such networks. In particular, important network properties, such as: 1) fairness; 2) rate of convergence; and 3) throughput, can be characterized by certain nonnegative matrices. We demonstrate that these results can be used to develop tools for analyzing the behavior of AIMD communication networks. The accuracy of the models is demonstrated by several NS studies.

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Keywords:	Additive-increase multiplicative-decrease; AIMD; TCP; Transmission Control Protocol; Congestion control; Positive matrices; Matrix algebra; Queueing theory; Telecommunication congestion control; Telecommunication networks; Transport protocols; TCP-like congestion control; Communication networks; Drop-tail queueing; Nonnegative matrices; Hamilton Institute.
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Computer Science Faculty of Science and Engineering > Research Institutes > Hamilton Institute
Item ID:	1764
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1109/TNET.2006.876178
Depositing User:	Hamilton Editor
Date Deposited:	05 Jan 2010 13:23
Journal or Publication Title:	IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking
Publisher:	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Refereed:	Yes
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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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