Target Goals for RM Congestion Control Algorithms

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Target Goals for RM Congestion Control Algorithms

Definitions

Important Insights

Adaptive Range Metrics

Scaling Factor Metrics

Maximum Connections Metric

Tradeoff: Fairness vs. Safety

Unicast Fairness Defined

Resource Fairness

Local Fairness (Option 1 for Congestion)

Path Fairness (Option 2 for Congestion)

TCP’s Response Function

Comparison to Other Definitions

Hierarchical Reliable Multicast

Hierarchical Assumptions

Aggregating P and RTT

Hierarchical Efficiency Bound

Example

Restrictions

Worst Edge “Proof” of Fairness

Discussion

Some Ideas for Implementing Rate Based RMCC

Measuring Loss Rate at Receivers

EWMA vs. Linear Average

Algorithm

Algorithm Responsiveness

Algorithm Responsiveness

Other Pieces

Author: Albert Chen