Congestion Control with Explicit Rate Indication

TL;DR

This paper proposes an asynchronous distributed algorithm for optimal network traffic rate control using explicit rate signals, improving traffic management efficiency as network speeds and variability increase.

Contribution

It introduces a novel asynchronous distributed algorithm for maxmin optimal rate calculation using explicit rate indications in networks.

Findings

Algorithm converges quickly to optimal rates

Ensures well-behaved transience behavior

Effective in dynamic network conditions

Abstract

As the speed and the dynamic range of computer networks evolve, the issue of efficient traffic management becomes increasingly important. This work describes an approach to traffic management using explicit rate information provided to the source by the network. We present an asynchronous distributed algorithm for optimal rate calculation across the network, where optimality is understood in the maxmin sense. The algorithm quickly converges to the optimal rates and is shown to be well-behaved in transience.