Characterizing Heavy-Tailed Distributions Induced by Retransmissions

Details Characterizing Heavy-Tailed Distributions Induced by Retransmissions Characterizing Heavy-Tailed Distributions Induced by Retransmissions

2007-09-07

arxiv.org/abs/0709.1138v2

Mathematics

Probability

39 pages, 2 figures

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Consider a generic data unit of random size L that needs to be transmitted over a channel of unit capacity. The channel availability dynamics is modeled as an i.i.d. sequence {A, A_i},i>0 that is independent of L. During each period of time that the channel becomes available, say A_i, we attempt to transmit the data unit. If Lx] and P[A>x] impacts the distributions of N and T. In particular, we discover several functional criticality points that separate classes of different functional behavior of the distribution of N. We also discuss the engineering implications of our results on communication networks since retransmission strategy is a fundamental component of the existing network protocols on all communication layers, from the physical to the application one.

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