Smith's principle for congestion control in high speed ATM networks
Saverio Mascolo · 2002
In high speed communication networks, long propagation delays are critical for the stability of closed loop congestion control algorithms. In this paper, Smith's principle is proposed as a key tool to design a feedback control law for congestion avoidance in high speed ATM networks. The proposed algorithm assures the stability of network queues and the full utilization of network links in a realistic scenario where many connections, with different propagation delays, share the network. Finally, Smith's principle is proposed to enhance the flow control algorithm of the TCP Internet protocol.