An Improved Network Congestion Control Strategy Based on Active Source and Link Management

Abstract

When a source end adopted FAST TCP to actively control the sending window, and the link end adopted active queue management algorithm, if the network parameters were improperly set, the system can be unstable. The relationship between the stability and network parameters was quantitatively analyzed. Aiming at the defect of network instability caused by radical window halving strategy, a new method based on stability analysis was proposed to make full use of the historical change information obtained by the source-end and to improve the window adjusting strategy of FAST TCP protocol according to the congestion status. Thus, the parameters of the active queue controller was modified indirectly to improve the stability of the system. Ns-2 simulation result verified the accuracy of the stability theory analysis and the effectiveness of the improvement strategy.