Internet Congestion Control

Preface

Traffic congestion is a ubiquitous fact of modern life. Unbeknown to most people, the networks that constitute the Internet are also subject to congestion, albeit caused by data packets rather than autos. The distributed algorithms that keep this congestion under control form the subject matter of this book. Without these algorithms, the network can stop functioning altogether, a phenomenon known as congestion collapse, which is familiar to most people who are stuck in rush hour traffic.

The field of congestion control has seen many notable advances in recent years, but there is a lack of current books on this topic. The purpose of this book, which is targeted toward advanced and intermediate readers, is to inform about the most important ...