Congestion control in Flow-Aware Resilient Multi-ring Networks

A complete congestion control system for Flow-Aware Resilient Multi-ring Networks (FARMN) is presented and analyzed in the paper. The FARMN combines the Flow-Aware Networks and the Resilient Packet Ring in one resilient QoS architecture in a multi-ring topology. The Simple Congestion Control Mechanism along with the Global Protected Flow List and the Intelligent Routing in FARMN ensure fast acceptance of streaming traffic (sent with priority) and protection of it when a link in a network fails. Moreover, it allows for more efficient transmission in a network. The advantages and weaknesses of the solutions presented in the paper are described and analyzed theoretically and by simulation experiments.