Maximizing Bandwidth Utilization in Downstream DOCSIS 3.0 Channel Bonded Networks
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چکیده
The addition of bonding groups in DOCSIS 3.0 allowed the bandwidth to be increased to the end user. Max-min fair packet scheduling provides for fairness among those users, but due to the restrictions of the bonding groups, available bandwidth may go unused. This research investigates the dynamic remapping of the flows to allow more effective util ization of the system bandwidth. An online algorithm was developed, using the concept of competit ive analysis, to monitor unutil ized bandwidth and current demands and make adjustments in the flow-to-channel mappings to improve the util ization of available system bandwidth. We show that our algorithm provides near optimal results and greatly improves bandwidth util ization over the case without remapping. KeywordsChannel Bonding; Competitve Analysis; DOCSIS; Online Algorithms; Scheduling
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