A New AQM Algorithm Based on H∞ Control

Abstract

Abstract: An active queue management algorithm was presented for network congestion, which is based on uncertain parameters and variable link bandwidth. The available link bandwidth is modeled as a nominal constant value, which is known to the link, plus a time-variant disturbance, which is unknown. The model of TCP/AQM including the state and the input delay was presented in state variables. Then, the network congestion problem is solved by using the time-domain H∞ control approach. The NS2 simulation results show that this algorithm is capable of achieving the desired queue length fast under the conditions of variable RTT and sudden traffic flow. The performances of the proposed algorithm increase greatly compared with the existing algorithm.

Key words: H&infin, control, congestion control, round trip time （RTT）, uncertain parameters

CLC Number:

TP393

HOU Ping-1, 2 , WANG Zhi-Quan-1. A New AQM Algorithm Based on H∞ Control[J]. Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University, 2011, 45(08): 1191-1195.

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