Robust stability analysis of Smith predictor-based congestion control algorithms for computer networks

Automatica

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1685-1692

  De Cicco, Luca ^a   Mascolo, Saverio ^a   Niculescu, Silviu Iulian ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Congestion control; Robust stability; Smith predictor; Time delay systems

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP STABILITY; COMMUNICATION RESOURCES; CONTROL STRUCTURE; DATA NETWORK; FUNDAMENTAL BUILDING BLOCKS; GEOMETRIC APPROACHES; PLANT DYNAMICS; PROPORTIONAL CONTROLLER; ROBUST STABILITY; ROBUST STABILITY ANALYSIS; SMITH PREDICTORS; TCP CONGESTION CONTROL; TIME DELAY SYSTEMS;

ALGORITHMS; CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; CONGESTION CONTROL (COMMUNICATION); CONTROLLERS; DELAY CONTROL SYSTEMS; INTERNET; STABILITY; SWITCHING NETWORKS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; TIME DELAY; TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CONTROL SYSTEM STABILITY;

EID: 79960923109     PISSN: 00051098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.automatica.2011.02.036     Document Type: Article

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