Economical Aspects of a Congestion Control Mechanism in a Signaling Network
Stefan Pettersson, Åke Arvidsson · 1995
Congestion control in the signaling system #7 (SS7) is a necessity to fulfil the requirements of a telecommunication network that provides customer satisfaction. Heavy network load is a source of customer dissatisfaction as congested networks result in unsuccessful calls. With the introduction of net-work profit as a metric, it is possible to study the efficiency of an Annihila-tion Congestion Control Algorithm (ACCM) from the operator’s point of view. Several strategies for applying the ACCM are investigated. A model describing the income and cost for a call is also introduced.