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Fairness and Optimal Stochastic Control for Heterogeneous Networks


Abstract:

We consider optimal control for general networks with both wireless and wireline components and time varying channels. A dynamic strategy is developed to support all traf...Show More

Abstract:

We consider optimal control for general networks with both wireless and wireline components and time varying channels. A dynamic strategy is developed to support all traffic whenever possible, and to make optimally fair decisions about which data to serve when inputs exceed network capacity. The strategy is decoupled into separate algorithms for flow control, routing, and resource allocation, and allows each user to make decisions independent of the actions of others. The combined strategy is shown to yield data rates that are arbitrarily close to the optimal operating point achieved when all network controllers are coordinated and have perfect knowledge of future events. The cost of approaching this fair operating point is an end-to-end delay increase for data that is served by the network.
Published in: IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking ( Volume: 16, Issue: 2, April 2008)
Page(s): 396 - 409
Date of Publication: 08 April 2008

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