Title
An efficient parallel optimization algorithm for the Token Bucket control mechanism
Date Issued
04 August 2006
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Universidad de Castilla La Mancha
Abstract
The Token Bucket algorithm, one of the most widely used control mechanism in computer communication network, has been extensively used to ensure the QoS needs for various applications. Recently, [N.U. Ahmed, Bo Li, Luis Orozco-Barbosa, Modelling and optimization of computer network traffic controllers, Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2005, 6(2005), 617-640] an optimization technique, based on dynamic programming and genetic algorithm, has been developed which improves network utilization or throughput by reducing data losses and service time, etc. This, however, requires long execution time and excessive memory space thereby imposing limitation on its applicability to high dimensional problems. In this study we have conserved both space and time complexity. This is achieved by introducing multiple processors and the Reduced Memory Algorithm thereby opening up the prospects of solving large-scale problems. Our parallel processing algorithm is tested with MPEG-4 traces. Our numerical results show that the algorithm can effectively solve the multiple Token Bucket problems. The results also provide us with the guidelines to configure the parallel processing platform. © 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Start page
2281
End page
2293
Volume
29
Issue
12
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería de sistemas y comunicaciones
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-33745892421
Source
Computer Communications
ISSN of the container
01403664
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