Traffic management of a satellite communication network using mean field annealing

Ambalavanar Arulambalam, Nirwan Ansari

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Abstract

The performance of non-hierarchical circuit switched networks at moderate load conditions is improved when alternate routes are made available. However, alternate routes introduce instability under heavy and overloaded conditions, and under these load conditions network performance is found to deteriorate. To alleviate this problem, a control mechanism that reserves a fraction of the capacity of each link for direct routed calls is used. In this paper, a traffic management scheme is developed to enhance the performance of a mesh-connected, circuit-switched satellite communication network. The network load is measured and the network is continually adapted by reconfiguring the map to suit the current traffic conditions. The reconfiguration of the network is done by properly allocating the capacity of each link and placing an optimal reservation on each link. The optimization is done by using a neural network-based optimization technique called mean field annealing. The simulation results show that this method of traffic management performs better than pure dynamic routing with a fixed configuration.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationIEEE International Conference on Neural Networks - Conference Proceedings
PublisherIEEE
Pages3577-3582
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)078031901X
DOIs
StatePublished - 1994
EventProceedings of the 1994 IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks. Part 1 (of 7) - Orlando, FL, USA
Duration: Jun 27 1994Jun 29 1994

Publication series

NameIEEE International Conference on Neural Networks - Conference Proceedings
Volume6

Other

OtherProceedings of the 1994 IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks. Part 1 (of 7)
CityOrlando, FL, USA
Period6/27/946/29/94

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Software

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