System Dynamics and Network Control.

Abstract

The difficulties involved in the evaluation of the performance of adaptive controls in communications networks are discussed. Current analytical tools are assessed and the System Dynamics technique is described. The application of System Dynamics to the investigation of various network controls is discussed and results are given for some simple examples, including nodal congestion control, sliding window flow controls, and adaptive routing. Finally, the relevance of System Dynamics to the simulation of large realistic networks is examined and conclusions are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA149420

Entities

People

  • T. E. G. King

Organizations

  • Royal Signals and Radar Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Communication Networks
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Networks
  • Control Systems
  • Data Links
  • Digital Communications
  • Equations
  • Feedback
  • Hypervelocity Flow
  • Language
  • Network Simulation
  • Queueing Theory
  • Simulations
  • Time Intervals

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Systems Analysis and Design