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Jittering performance of random deflection routing in packet networks

Wilson Wang-Kit Thong, Guanrong Chen

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Abstract

This paper reports a study of random deflection routing protocol and its impact on delay-jitter over packet networks. In case of congestion, routers with a random deflection routing protocol can forward incoming packets to links laying off shortest paths; namely, packets can be "deflected" away from their original paths. However, random deflection routing may send packets to several different paths, thereby introducing packet re-ordering. This could affect the quality of receptions, it could also impair the overall performance in transporting data traffic. Nevertheless, the present study reveals that deflection routing could actually reduce delay-jitter when the traffic loading on the network is not heavy. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)616-624
JournalCommunications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation
Volume18
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2013

Research Keywords

  • Deflection routing
  • Packet network
  • Packet switching
  • Routing
  • Shortest-path routing
  • Timing jitter

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