A flow control scheme based on buffer state for wireless TCP

Jin Hee Choi; See Hwan Yoo; Chuck Yoo

doi:10.1109/MWCN.2002.1045834

A flow control scheme based on buffer state for wireless TCP

Jin Hee Choi, See Hwan Yoo, Chuck Yoo

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

4 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Reliable transport protocols such as TCP (transmission control protocol) are tuned to perform well in traditional networks where packet losses occur mostly because of congestion. However, on the wireless links where packet losses frequently happen, TCP shows a serious drop in performance. We propose a scheme, called BSF (buffer state based flow control), which can solve this problem. BSF is implemented at the base station of a wireless network. So, it does not need any modification of the TCP stacks in the end system. BSF uses the buffer state of the base station as the criterion to detect wireless link error and reduces unnecessary contraction of congestion window in TCP. As a result, the buffer of the base station maintains a non-empty state to maximize the link utilization. In our simulation study, this approach achieved up to 250 % improvement in performance.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2002 4th International Workshop on Mobile and Wireless Communications Network, MWCN 2002
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	592-596
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	0780376056, 9780780376052
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MWCN.2002.1045834
Publication status	Published - 2002
Event	4th International Workshop on Mobile and Wireless Communications Network, MWCN 2002 - Stockholm, Sweden Duration: 2002 Sep 9 → 2002 Sep 11

Publication series

Name	2002 4th International Workshop on Mobile and Wireless Communications Network, MWCN 2002

Other

Other	4th International Workshop on Mobile and Wireless Communications Network, MWCN 2002
Country	Sweden
City	Stockholm
Period	02/9/9 → 02/9/11

Keywords

RED
TCP
flow control
heterogeneous network
performance evaluation
wireless network

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Networks and Communications

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Choi, J. H., Yoo, S. H., & Yoo, C. (2002). A flow control scheme based on buffer state for wireless TCP. In 2002 4th International Workshop on Mobile and Wireless Communications Network, MWCN 2002 (pp. 592-596). [1045834] (2002 4th International Workshop on Mobile and Wireless Communications Network, MWCN 2002). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/MWCN.2002.1045834

A flow control scheme based on buffer state for wireless TCP. / Choi, Jin Hee; Yoo, See Hwan; Yoo, Chuck.

2002 4th International Workshop on Mobile and Wireless Communications Network, MWCN 2002. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2002. p. 592-596 1045834 (2002 4th International Workshop on Mobile and Wireless Communications Network, MWCN 2002).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Choi, JH, Yoo, SH & Yoo, C 2002, A flow control scheme based on buffer state for wireless TCP. in 2002 4th International Workshop on Mobile and Wireless Communications Network, MWCN 2002., 1045834, 2002 4th International Workshop on Mobile and Wireless Communications Network, MWCN 2002, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 592-596, 4th International Workshop on Mobile and Wireless Communications Network, MWCN 2002, Stockholm, Sweden, 02/9/9. https://doi.org/10.1109/MWCN.2002.1045834

Choi JH, Yoo SH, Yoo C. A flow control scheme based on buffer state for wireless TCP. In 2002 4th International Workshop on Mobile and Wireless Communications Network, MWCN 2002. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2002. p. 592-596. 1045834. (2002 4th International Workshop on Mobile and Wireless Communications Network, MWCN 2002). https://doi.org/10.1109/MWCN.2002.1045834

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