Distributed Routing
Abstract
In distributed routing each node receives some information about the network from its adjacent nodes and uses the information to determine the manner in which it forwards its traffic. This thesis gives three examples of distributed routing in a data communication network. A routing algorithm is then given where a generalized distributed routing procedure proposes a flow change and a central node determines the optimal scale of the proposed change. Small flows on long and unwanted paths are set to zero regardless of the scaling. The thesis shows that the iterative use of this algorithm converges to the optimal network cost, e.g. it minimizes the mean delay.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA095385
Entities
People
- Art O'leary
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology