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Authors: K. Mills, J. Filliben, D. Cho, E. Schwartz and D. Genin
Comments and suggestions may be sent to the authors at kevin.mills@nist.gov
Last Updated on October 27, 2009
Abstract
This study describes a coherent set of modeling and analysis methods to
investigate the behavior of large distributed systems. The methods are applied
to compare several proposed Internet congestion-control mechanisms operating
under a wide range of conditions. The study provides insights and
recommendations regarding various congestion-control algorithms. The study also
evaluates the modeling and analysis methods adopted. The contents of the study
might be of interest to those who design and study Internet congestion-control
algorithms. The study should also be of interest to designers and researchers
seeking methods to model and analyze the behavior of large distributed systems.