Stochastic differential equation for TCP window size analysis and experimental validation

Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 111-140

  Budhiraja, A ^a   Hernandez Campos F ^b   Kulkarni, V G ^a   Smith, F D ^b  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b Brooks Computer Science Building   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL;

CONGESTION WINDOW SIZE; DYNAMIC EVOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; FAST RECOVERY; MODEL PREDICTION; STEADY STATE; STOCHASTIC DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; TCP-SESSIONS;

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

EID: 0842285874     PISSN: 02699648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0269964804181084     Document Type: Article

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