Active Queue Management for the HSTCP Protocol in High Bandwidth-Delay Product Networks

• Juliana de Santi UNICAMP
• Nelson L. S. da Fonseca UNICAMP

Abstract

This paper introduces the optimal controller HSTCP-H2 AQM for networks which employ the HSTCP protocol as their transport protocol. The synthesis of the controller uses a non-rational approach, in which stability and performance objectives are completely expressed as Linear Matrix Inequalities (LMIs). Results, derived via simulation, show the advantages of adopting HSTCP-H2 rather than RED in high capacity networks.

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