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Achieving 100% Throughput in an Input-Queued Switch

by Nick McKeown, Adisak Mekkittikul, Venkat Anantharam, Jean Walrand - IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS , 1996
"... It is well known that head-of-line (HOL) blocking limits the throughput of an input-queued switch with FIFO queues. Under certain conditions, the throughput can be shown to be limited to approximately 58%. It is also known that if non-FIFO queueing policies are used, the throughput can be increas ..."
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It is well known that head-of-line (HOL) blocking limits the throughput of an input-queued switch with FIFO queues. Under certain conditions, the throughput can be shown to be limited to approximately 58%. It is also known that if non-FIFO queueing policies are used, the throughput can be increased. However, it has not been previously shown that if a suitable queueing policy and scheduling algorithm are used then it is possible to achieve 100% throughput for all independent arrival processes. In this paper we prove this to be the case using a simple linear programming argument and quadratic Lyapunov function. In particular, we assume that each input maintains a separate FIFO queue for each output and that the switch is scheduled using a maximum weight bipartite matching algorithm. We introduce two maximum weight matching algorithms: LQF and OCF. Both

Dynamic Power Allocation and Routing for Time Varying Wireless Networks

by Michael J. Neely, Eytan Modiano, Charles E. Rohrs - IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications , 2003
"... We consider dynamic routing and power allocation for a wireless network with time varying channels. The network consists of power constrained nodes which transmit over wireless links with adaptive transmission rates. Packets randomly enter the system at each node and wait in output queues to be tran ..."
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We consider dynamic routing and power allocation for a wireless network with time varying channels. The network consists of power constrained nodes which transmit over wireless links with adaptive transmission rates. Packets randomly enter the system at each node and wait in output queues to be transmitted through the network to their destinations. We establish the capacity region of all rate matrices (# ij ) that the system can stably support---where (# ij ) represents the rate of traffic originating at node i and destined for node j. A joint routing and power allocation policy is developed which stabilizes the system and provides bounded average delay guarantees whenever the input rates are within this capacity region. Such performance holds for general arrival and channel state processes, even if these processes are unknown to the network controller. We then apply this control algorithm to an ad-hoc wireless network where channel variations are due to user mobility, and compare its performance with the Grossglauser-Tse relay model developed in [13].

The impact of imperfect scheduling on cross-layer congestion control in wireless networks

by Xiaojun Lin, Ness B. Shroff , 2005
"... In this paper, we study cross-layer design for congestion control in multihop wireless networks. In previous work, we have developed an optimal cross-layer congestion control scheme that jointly computes both the rate allocation and the stabilizing schedule that controls the resources at the under ..."
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In this paper, we study cross-layer design for congestion control in multihop wireless networks. In previous work, we have developed an optimal cross-layer congestion control scheme that jointly computes both the rate allocation and the stabilizing schedule that controls the resources at the underlying layers. However, the scheduling component in this optimal crosslayer congestion control scheme has to solve a complex global optimization problem at each time, and is hence too computationally expensive for online implementation. In this paper, we study how the performance of cross-layer congestion control will be impacted if the network can only use an imperfect (and potentially distributed) scheduling component that is easier to implement. We study both the case when the number of users in the system is fixed and the case with dynamic arrivals and departures of the users, and we establish performance bounds of cross-layer congestion control with imperfect scheduling. Compared with a layered approach that does not design congestion control and scheduling together, our cross-layer approach has provably better performance bounds, and substantially outperforms the layered approach. The insights drawn from our analyses also enable us to design a fully distributed cross-layer congestion control and scheduling algorithm for a restrictive interference model.

Fairness and optimal stochastic control for heterogeneous networks

by Michael J. Neely, Eytan Modiano, Chih-ping Li - Proc. IEEE INFOCOM, March 2005. TRANSACTIONS ON NETWORKING, VOL , 2008
"... Abstract — We consider optimal control for general networks with both wireless and wireline components and time varying channels. A dynamic strategy is developed to support all traffic whenever possible, and to make optimally fair decisions about which data to serve when inputs exceed network capaci ..."
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Abstract — We consider optimal control for general networks with both wireless and wireline components and time varying channels. A dynamic strategy is developed to support all traffic whenever possible, and to make optimally fair decisions about which data to serve when inputs exceed network capacity. The strategy is decoupled into separate algorithms for flow control, routing, and resource allocation, and allows each user to make decisions independent of the actions of others. The combined strategy is shown to yield data rates that are arbitrarily close to the optimal operating point achieved when all network controllers are coordinated and have perfect knowledge of future events. The cost of approaching this fair operating point is an end-to-end delay increase for data that is served by the network.
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A tutorial on cross-layer optimization in wireless networks

by Xiaojun Lin, Ness B. Shroff, R. Srikant - IEEE JOURNAL ON SELECTED AREAS IN COMMUNICATIONS , 2006
"... This tutorial paper overviews recent developments in optimization based approaches for resource allocation problems in wireless systems. We begin by overviewing important results in the area of opportunistic (channel-aware) scheduling for cellular (single-hop) networks, where easily implementable my ..."
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This tutorial paper overviews recent developments in optimization based approaches for resource allocation problems in wireless systems. We begin by overviewing important results in the area of opportunistic (channel-aware) scheduling for cellular (single-hop) networks, where easily implementable myopic policies are shown to optimize system performance. We then describe key lessons learned and the main obstacles in extending the work to general resource allocation problems for multi-hop wireless networks. Towards this end, we show that a clean-slate optimization based approach to the multi-hop resource allocation problem naturally results in a “loosely coupled” crosslayer solution. That is, the algorithms obtained map to different layers (transport, network, and MAC/PHY) of the protocol stack are coupled through a limited amount of information being passed back and forth. It turns out that the optimal scheduling component at the MAC layer is very complex and thus needs simpler (potentially imperfect) distributed solutions. We demonstrate how to use imperfect scheduling in the crosslayer framework and describe recently developed distributed algorithms along these lines. We conclude by describing a set of open research problems.
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Maximizing Queueing Network Utility Subject to Stability: Greedy Primal-dual algorithm

by Alexander L. Stolyar - Queueing Systems , 2005
"... We study a model of controlled queueing network, which operates and makes control decisions in discrete time. An underlying random network mode determines the set of available controls in each time slot. Each control decision \produces " a certain vector of \commodities"; it also has assoc ..."
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We study a model of controlled queueing network, which operates and makes control decisions in discrete time. An underlying random network mode determines the set of available controls in each time slot. Each control decision \produces " a certain vector of \commodities"; it also has associated \traditional " queueing control eect, i.e., it determines traÆc (customer) arrival rates, service rates at the nodes, and random routing of processed customers among the nodes. The problem is to nd a dynamic control strategy which maximizes a concave utility function H(X), where X is the average value of commodity vector, subject to the constraint that network queues remain stable. We introduce a dynamic control algorithm, which we call Greedy Primal-Dual (GPD) algorithm, and prove its asymptotic optimality. We show that our network model and GPD algorithm accommodate a wide range of applications. As one exam-ple, we consider the problem of congestion control of networks where both traÆc sources and network processing nodes may be randomly time-varying and interdependent. We also discuss a variety of resource allocation problems in wireless networks, which in particular involve average power consumption constraints and/or optimization, as well as traÆc rate constraints.
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Fair Resource Allocation in Wireless Networks using Queue-length-based Scheduling and Congestion Control

by Atilla Eryilmaz, R. Srikant
"... We consider the problem of allocating resources (time slots, frequency, power, etc.) at a base station to many competing flows, where each flow is intended for a different re-ceiver. The channel conditions may be time-varying and different for different receivers. It is well-known that appropriate ..."
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We consider the problem of allocating resources (time slots, frequency, power, etc.) at a base station to many competing flows, where each flow is intended for a different re-ceiver. The channel conditions may be time-varying and different for different receivers. It is well-known that appropriately chosen queue-length based policies are throughput-optimal while other policies based on the estimation of channel statistics can be used to allocate resources fairly (such as proportional fairness) among competing users. In this paper, we show that a combination of queue-length-based scheduling at the base station and congestion control implemented either at the base station or at the end users can lead to fair resource allocation and queue-length stability.

Energy optimal control for time varying wireless networks

by Michael J. Neely - IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory , 2006
"... Abstract — We develop a dynamic control strategy for minimizing energy expenditure in a time varying wireless network with adaptive transmission rates. The algorithm operates without knowledge of traffic rates or channel statistics, and yields average power that is arbitrarily close to the minimum p ..."
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Abstract — We develop a dynamic control strategy for minimizing energy expenditure in a time varying wireless network with adaptive transmission rates. The algorithm operates without knowledge of traffic rates or channel statistics, and yields average power that is arbitrarily close to the minimum possible value achieved by an algorithm optimized with complete knowledge of future events. Proximity to this optimal solution is shown to be inversely proportional to network delay. We then present a similar algorithm that solves the related problem of maximizing network throughput subject to peak and average power constraints. The techniques used in this paper are novel and establish a foundation for stochastic network optimization.
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A Distributed CSMA Algorithm for Throughput and Utility Maximization in Wireless Networks

by Libin Jiang, Jean Walrand
"... In multi-hop wireless networks, designing distributed scheduling algorithms to achieve the maximal throughput is a challenging problem because of the complex interference constraints among different links. Traditional maximal-weight (MW) scheduling, although throughput-optimal, is difficult to imple ..."
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In multi-hop wireless networks, designing distributed scheduling algorithms to achieve the maximal throughput is a challenging problem because of the complex interference constraints among different links. Traditional maximal-weight (MW) scheduling, although throughput-optimal, is difficult to implement in distributed networks; whereas a distributed greedy protocol similar to IEEE 802.11 does not guarantee the maximal throughput. In this paper, we introduce an adaptive CSMA scheduling algorithm that can achieve the maximal throughput distributedly under some assumptions. Major advantages of the algorithm include: (1) It applies to a very general interference model; (2) It is simple, distributed and asynchronous. Furthermore, we combine the algorithm with endto-end flow control to achieve the optimal utility and fairness of competing flows. The effectiveness of the algorithm is verified by simulations. Finally, we consider some implementation issues in the setting of 802.11 networks.

Joint rate control and scheduling in multihop wireless networks

by Xiaojun Lin, Ness B. Shroff - IN PROCEEDINGS OF IEEE CONFERENCE ON DECISION AND CONTROL , 2004
"... We study the joint problem of allocating data rates and finding a stabilizing scheduling policy in a multihop wireless network. We propose a dual optimization based approach through which the rate control problem and the scheduling problem can be decomposed. We demonstrate via both analytical and n ..."
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We study the joint problem of allocating data rates and finding a stabilizing scheduling policy in a multihop wireless network. We propose a dual optimization based approach through which the rate control problem and the scheduling problem can be decomposed. We demonstrate via both analytical and numerical results that the proposed mechanism can fully utilize the capacity of the network, maintain fairness, and improve the quality of service to the users.