A virtual loss-load congestion control strategy for high speed networks

Computer Communication Review

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 44-63

  Prithviraj, Narayanan ^a,b   Williamson, Carey L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b WIPRO TECHNOLOGIES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONGESTION CONTROL (COMMUNICATION); DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC;

HYBRID CONGESTION CONTROL STRATEGY; VIRTUAL LOSS LOAD MODEL;

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

EID: 0030120739     PISSN: 01464833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/231699.231704     Document Type: Article

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