Communication Networks Adaptive measurement-based traffic engineering in small differentiated services domains

In this paper, we propose a framework for measurement-based traffic engineering and connection admission control in small-differentiated services domains. The domain investigated is a wired radio access network based on the Internet protocol (IP). This framework is evaluated by simulation using the popular network simulator ns-2. The framework is adaptive to changes in the network load and supports multiple types of service. All traffic-engineering decisions are made by edge routers (ERs) at the rim of the network domain. Multiple disjoint paths are configured between those ERs. Network state information is gathered in two different fashions. We evaluate a scheme based on the states of the queues on each alternative path and a scheme based on end-to-end probe packet transmission characteristics on each alternative path. Both schemes are compared to a shortest path first (SPF) routing approach. Copyright © 2006 AEIT

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