Why flow-completion time is the right metric for congestion control.

Users typically want their flows to complete as quickly as possible. This makes Flow Completion Time (FCT) an im portant - arguably the most important - performance metric for the user. Yet research on congestion control focuses almost entirely on maximizing link throughput, utilization and fairness...

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Publicado no:	Computer communication review. 36, 1 (2006).
Autor principal:	Dukkipati, Nandita
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	English
Assuntos:	Computer systems organization. Performance of systems. Computer communication networks. Network architecture and design. Packet switching networks. Network protocols. Algorithms. Design. Measurement. Performance. Theory.