@inproceedings{ca89fdae352849eaa6aa912b08942fb2,
title = "A packet class-based scheme for providing throughput guarantees to TCP flows",
abstract = "TCP flows generated by applications such as the web or ftp require a minimum network throughput to satisfy users. To build this service, we propose a scheme with Admission Control (AC) using a small set of packet classes in a core-stateless network. At the ingress each flow packet is marked as one of the set of classes, and within the network, each class is assigned a different discarding priority. The AC method is based on edge-to-edge per-flow measurements, and it requires flows to be sent at a minimum rate. The scheme is able to provide different throughput to different flows and protection against non-responsive sources. We evaluate the scheme through simulation in several net-work topologies with different traffic loads consisting of TCP flows that carry files of varying sizes. In the simulation, TCP uses a new algorithm to keep the short-term sending rate above a minimum value. The results prove that the scheme guarantees the throughput to accepted flows and achieves high utilization of resources, similar to the ideal results of a classical hop-by-hop AC.",
author = "Llu{\'i}s F{\`a}brega and Teodor Jov{\'e} and Pere Vil{\`a} and Jos{\'e} Marzo",
year = "2005",
doi = "10.1007/11567486\_9",
language = "English",
isbn = "3540293566",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
pages = "76--87",
booktitle = "Operations and Management in IP-Based Networks - 5th IEEE International Workshop on IP Operations and Management, IPOM 2005, Proceedings",
address = "Germany",
note = "5th IEEE International Workshop on IP Operations and Management, IPOM 2005 ; Conference date: 26-10-2005 Through 28-10-2005",
}