Mathematics – Probability
Scientific paper
2006-03-14
Annals of Applied Probability 2006, Vol. 16, No. 1, 244-294
Mathematics
Probability
Published at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/105051605000000700 in the Annals of Applied Probability (http://www.imstat.org/aap/) by
Scientific paper
10.1214/105051605000000700
RED (Random Early Detection) has been suggested when multiple TCP sessions are multiplexed through a bottleneck buffer. The idea is to detect congestion before the buffer overflows by dropping or marking packets with a probability that increases with the queue length. The objectives are reduced packet loss, higher throughput, reduced delay and reduced delay variation achieved through an equitable distribution of packet loss and reduced synchronization. Baccelli, McDonald and Reynier [Performance Evaluation 11 (2002) 77--97] have proposed a fluid model for multiple TCP connections in the congestion avoidance regime multiplexed through a bottleneck buffer implementing RED. The window sizes of each TCP session evolve like independent dynamical systems coupled by the queue length at the buffer. The key idea in [Performance Evaluation 11 (2002) 77--97] is to consider the histogram of window sizes as a random measure coupled with the queue. Here we prove the conjecture made in [Performance Evaluation 11 (2002) 77--97] that, as the number of connections tends to infinity, this system converges to a deterministic mean-field limit comprising the window size density coupled with a deterministic queue.
McDonald Ross. D.
Reynier Julien
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