<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A new discrete-time sliding-mode congestion controller for connection-oriented networks is proposed. Packet losses which may occur during the transmission process are explicitly taken into account. Two control laws are presented, each obtained by minimizing a different cost functional. The first one concentrates on the output variable, whereas in the second one the whole state vector is considered. Weighting factors for adjusting the influence of the control signal and appropriate (state or output) errors are incorporated in both the functionals. The asymptotic stability of the closed-loop system is proved, and the conditions for 100% bottleneck node bandwidth utilization are derived. The performance of the proposed algorithm is verified by computer simulations.</p></abstract>

A new discrete-time sliding-mode congestion controller for connection-oriented networks is proposed. Packet losses which may occur during the transmission process are explicitly taken into account. Two control laws are presented, each obtained by minimizing a different cost functional. The first one concentrates on the output variable, whereas in the second one the whole state vector is considered. Weighting factors for adjusting the influence of the control signal and appropriate (state or output) errors are incorporated in both the functionals. The asymptotic stability of the closed-loop system is proved, and the conditions for 100% bottleneck node bandwidth utilization are derived. The performance of the proposed algorithm is verified by computer simulations.

An optimal sliding mode congestion controller for connection-oriented communication networks with lossy links

Institute of Automatic Control Technical University of Łódź, Bohdana Stefanowskiego 18/22, 90-924 Łódź, Poland

International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science

A new discrete-time sliding-mode congestion controller for connection-oriented networks is proposed. Packet losses which may occur during the transmission...

An optimal sliding mode congestion controller for connection-oriented communication networks with lossy links

Published Online: Mar 25, 2014

Page range: 87 - 97

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amcs-2014-0007

Keywords
optimal control, sliding-mode control, flow control, discrete-time systems.

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An optimal sliding mode congestion controller for connection-oriented communication networks with lossy links

Published Online: Mar 25, 2014

Page range: 87 - 97

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amcs-2014-0007

Keywordsoptimal control, sliding-mode control, flow control, discrete-time systems.

This content is open access.

Keywords
optimal control, sliding-mode control, flow control, discrete-time systems.