Internet congestion control
California Institute of Technology · University of California, Los Angeles
Abstract
This article reviews the current transmission control protocol (TCP) congestion control protocols and overviews recent advances that have brought analytical tools to this problem. We describe an optimization-based framework that provides an interpretation of various flow control mechanisms, in particular, the utility being optimized by the protocol's equilibrium structure. We also look at the dynamics of TCP and employ linear models to exhibit stability limitations in the predominant TCP versions, despite certain built-in compensations for delay. Finally, we present a new protocol that overcomes these limitations and provides stability in a way that is scalable to arbitrary networks, link capacities, and…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 39.72
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 55
Authors
3Topics & keywords
- Transmission Control Protocol
- Computer science
- Scalability
- Network congestion
- Flow control (data)
- Computer network
- Protocol (science)
- TCP tuning