In a packet-switched network, a feedback-based congestion control mechanism is essential to provide data transfer services efficiently. Its main objective is to prevent packet losses in the network, and to utilize network resources effectively. The current Internet uses a windowbased flow control mechanism in its TCP (Transmission Control Protocol), as the feedback-based congestion control mech...

    supply chain network   receding horizon control demand move suppression term   Supply chain networks are interconnection and dynamics of a demand network. Example subsystems, referred to as stages, include raw materials, distributors of the raw materials, manufacturers, distributors of the manufactured products, retailers, and customers. The main objectives of the control strategy for the s...