Decentralized robust flow controller design for data-communication networks

İFTAR A.

IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline), vol.11, no.PART 1, pp.55-60, 2007 (Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Abstract
  • Volume: 11 Issue: PART 1
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.3182/20070723-3-pl-2917.00008
  • Journal Name: IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.55-60
  • Keywords: Data-communication networks, Decentralized control, Flow control, Overlapping decompositions, Robust control
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

An important problem in the operation of data-communication networks is congestion. A tool which is used to avoid congestion is flow control. A flow controller decides on the rate of messages to be admitted to the network so that congestion can be avoided. A challenging aspect of flow controller design is the existence of time-delays in the data-flow. Furthermore, these time-delays are usually uncertain, multiple, and are time-varying. In this work we first review rate-based robust flow controller design for single-bottleneck networks. We then review previous works on the extension to multi-bottleneck networks, where decentralized controllers are used. Finally, we discuss use of overlapping decompositions on data-communication networks for robust flow controller design. © 2007 IFAC.