Dynamic Resource Management in RSVP- Controlled Unicast Networks

Resources are said to be fragmented in the network when they are available in non-contiguous blocks, and calls are dropped as they may not end sufficient resources. Hence, available resources may remain unutilized. In this thesis, the effect of resource fragmentation (RF) on RSVP-controlled networks was studied and new algorithms were proposed to reduce the effect of RF. In order to minimize the effect of RF, resources in the network are dynamically redistributed on different paths to make them available in contiguous blocks. Extra protocol messages are introduced to facilitate resource redistribution in the network. The Dynamic Resource Redistribution (DRR) algorithm when used in conjunction with RSVP, not only increased the number of calls accommodated into the network but also increased the overall resource utilization of the network. Issues such as how many resources need to be redistributed and of which call(s), and how these choices affect the redistribution process were investigated. Further, various simulation experiments were conducted to study the performance of the DRR algorithm on different network topologies with varying traffic characteristics.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2001

Author dc:creator

• Iyengar Prasanna, Venkatesan

Contributors dc:contributor

• Mikler, Armin R.
• Boukerche, Azzedine
• Tarau, Paul

• Computer networks -- Management.
• RSVP
• dynamic resource management
• resource fragmentation
• network topologies

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Iyengar Prasanna, Venkatesan
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 51986113
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