End-to-end adaptive congestion control in TCP/IP networks

This book provides an adaptive control theory perspective on designing congestion controls for packet-switching networks. Relevant to a wide range of disciplines and industries, including the music industry, computers, image trading, and virtual groups, the text extensively discusses source oriented...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Houmkozlis, Christos N.
Other Authors: Rovithakis, George A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL CRC Press 2012
Series:Automation and Control Engineering
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; 1. Introduction; I: Background on Computer Networks and Congestion Control; 2. Controlled System: The Packet-Switched Network; 3. Congestion Issues and TCP; 4. Measuring Network Congestion; 5. Source-Based Congestion Control Mechanisms; 6. Fluid Flow Model Congestion Control; II: Adaptive Congestion Control Framework; 7. NNRC: An Adaptive Congestion Control Framework; 8. NNRC: Rate Control Design; 9. NNRC: Throughput and Fairness Guarantees; 10. NNRC: Performance Evaluation; 11. User QoS Adaptive Control
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-300) and index
  • III: AppendicesA. Dynamic Systems and Stability; B. Neural Networks for Function Approximation; Bibliography