@inproceedings{694a6bef196b4a43b5ec7108dced8dc2,
title = "A scheme for a guaranteed minimum throughput service based on packet classes",
abstract = "Flows from elastic applications such as web or ftp require a minimum network throughput and can benefit by an extra throughput due to their rate-adaptive algorithms (built in TCP). We propose a scheme for a guaranteed minimum throughput service that is able to provide different minimum throughput to different users and protection against non-responsive sources. It is built using a small set of packet classes in a core-stateless network. At the ingress of the network each flow packet is marked as one of the set of classes, and within the network, each class is assigned a different discarding priority. It includes Admission Control, using a method that is based on edge-to-edge flow measurements and that requires flows to send with a minimum rate. We evaluate the scheme through simulation using different traffic loads consisting of TCP flows that carry files of varying sizes. In the simulation, TCP uses a new algorithm that forces the source to keep the short-term sending rate above a desired minimum rate. We study the influence of several parameters on the performance in different network topologies. The results prove that the scheme guarantees the requested throughput to accepted flows and achieves a high utilization of network resources.",
keywords = "Admission control, Elastic traffic, Minimum throughput service, Packet classes, Quality of service, TCP",
author = "Llu{\'i}s F{\`a}brega and Teodor Jov{\'e} and Pere Vil{\`a} and Jos{\'e} Marzo",
year = "2005",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781622763504",
series = "International Symposium on Performance Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems 2005, SPECTS'05, Part of the 2005 Summer Simulation Multiconference, SummerSim'05",
pages = "391--400",
booktitle = "International Symposium on Performance Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems 2005, SPECTS'05, Part of the 2005 Summer Simulation Multiconference, SummerSim'05",
note = "International Symposium on Performance Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems 2005, SPECTS 2005, Part of the 2005 Summer Simulation Multiconference, SummerSim 2005 ; Conference date: 24-07-2005 Through 28-07-2005",
}