Analysis of Active Queue Management Algorithms & Their Implementation for TCP/IP Networks Using OPNET Simulation Tool

A number of active queue management algorithms for TCP/IP networks such as RED, SRED, DRED and SDRED have been proposed in the past few years. This article presents a comparative study of these algorithms using simulations. The evaluation is done using the OPNET Modeler, which provides a convenient and easy-touse platform for simulating largescale networks. The performance metrics used in the study are queue size, packet drop probability, and packet loss rate. The study shows that, among the four algorithms, SRED and DRED are more effective at stabilizing the queue size and controlling the packet loss rate while maintaining high link utilization. The benefits of stabilized queues in a network are high resource utilization, bounded delays, more certain buffer provisioning, and traffic-load-independent network performance in terms of traffic intensity and number of TCP connections.