Evaluating the overheads of source-directed quality-of-service routing

Anees Shaikh, Jennifer Rexford, Kang G. Shin

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Abstract

Quality-of-service (QoS) routing satisfies application performance requirements and optimizes network resource usage but effective path-selection schemes require the distribution of link-state information, which can impose a significant burden on the bandwidth and processing resources in the network. We investigate the fundamental trade-off between network overheads and the quality of routing decisions in the context of the source-directed link-state routing protocols proposed for future IP and ATM networks. Through extensive simulation experiments with several representative network topologies and traffic patterns, we uncover the effects of stale link-state information, random fluctuations in traffic load, and variations of the link-cost metric on the routing and signalling overheads. The paper concludes by summarizing our key results as a list of guidelines for designing efficient quality-of-service routing policies in large backbone networks.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages42-51
Number of pages10
StatePublished - 1998
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 1998 International Conference on Network Protocols, ICNP - Austin, TX, USA
Duration: Oct 13 1998Oct 16 1998

Other

OtherProceedings of the 1998 International Conference on Network Protocols, ICNP
CityAustin, TX, USA
Period10/13/9810/16/98

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Software

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