Faimess in TCP Networks

摘要

Quality of Service (QoS) has been studied extensively for Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networks. Available Bit Rate (ABR) flow control algorithms are used to provide a fair share of bandwidth to sources competing for the same class of service. TCP flow control is being used to transmit multimedia data that requires QoS assurances. As a result, fairness in TCP networks is becoming increasingly important. This research uses techniques used to measure fairness in ATM networks and applies them to TCP. The results indicate the degree to which TCP can be used to provide fairness.