Fair intelligent bandwidth allocation for rate-adaptive video traffic

  • Authors:
  • D.B Hoang;X Yu;D Feng

  • Affiliations:
  • Basser Department of Computer Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia;Basser Department of Computer Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia;Basser Department of Computer Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

  • Venue:
  • Computer Communications
  • Year:
  • 2000

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Abstract

This paper presents an algorithm for network bandwidth sharing using explicit rate feedback, the Fair Intelligent Bandwidth Allocation (FIBA) for transporting rate-adaptive video traffic. We show that the FIBA algorithm is capable of allocating bandwidth fairly for a given fairness criteria, among competitive, rate-adaptive video sources. The algorithm is able to reallocate smoothly when a new connection is admitted or when there is renegotiation of the minimum guaranteed cell rate by some connections, or when a connection is throttled somewhere earlier along the connection path. Furthermore, it can prevent congestion, especially during the initial periods when buffer queues can build up significantly.