Improving multirate congestion control using a TCP Vegas throughput model

Computer Networks

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-136

  Mahanti, Anirban ^a   Eager, Derek L ^b   Vernon, Mary K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Equation based protocols; Multirate congestion control; Performance evaluation; TCP Vegas

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PERFORMANCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; THROUGHPUT;

EQUATION-BASED PROTOCOLS; MULTIRATE CONGESTION CONTROL; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; TCP VEGAS;

CONGESTION CONTROL (COMMUNICATION);

EID: 16644388408     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2004.04.005     Document Type: Article

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