Parameter tuning of rate-based congestion control algorithm for ABR service class in ATM networks

A rate-based congestion control algorithm has been developed and standardized in the ATM forum for ABR service class. In the standard the behaviour of source and destination end systems is specified by several control parameters such as RIF (rate increase factor) and RDF (rate decrease factor). In spite of the fact that the performance of the rate-based congestion control algorithm depends heavily on the selection of these control parameters, no selection method of parameters is shown in the standard. In this paper, by extending our previous work, appropriate settings of rate-control parameters in the various circumstances are investigated. We first analyse the dynamical behaviour of the rate-based congestion control for multiple groups of ABR connections with different propagation delays. Next we evaluate the effect of CBR traffic on ABR connections. Simulation results for a multihop network configuration are also presented to exhibit the trade-off relationship among cell loss probability, link utilization and fairness. Finally, a selection method of control parameters in the multihop network is proposed based on our analytic methods and simulation results (C) 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.