Large Profits or Fast Gains: A Dilemma in Maximizing Throughput with Applications to Network Processors

We consider the fundamental problem of managing a bounded size queue buffer where traffic consists of packets of varying size, each packet requires several rounds of processing before it can be transmitted out, and the goal is to maximize the throughput, i.e., total size of successfully transmitted...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Kogan, Kirill, López-Ortiz, Alejandro, Nikolenko, Sergey, Scalosub, Gabriel, Segal, Michael
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:IMDEA Networks Institute
Repositorio:IMDEA Networks Institute Digital Repository
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:dspace.networks.imdea.org:20.500.12761/500
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12761/500
https://dx.doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnca.2016.07.010
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Buffer management
admission control
online algorithms
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Sumario:We consider the fundamental problem of managing a bounded size queue buffer where traffic consists of packets of varying size, each packet requires several rounds of processing before it can be transmitted out, and the goal is to maximize the throughput, i.e., total size of successfully transmitted packets. Our work addresses the tension between two conflicting algorithmic approaches: favoring packets with fewer processing requirements as opposed to packets of larger size. We present a novel model for studying such systems and study the performance of online algorithms that aim to maximize throughput.