Performance Evaluation of TCP Congestion Control Algorithms for Wired Networks using NS-3 Simulator

Mulalo Dzivhani, Khmaies Ouahada

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Abstract

Congestion control and performance analysis of Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) variants have been an open research issue for decades. More and more technologies which require optimal network performances are emerging and it has not been well addressed which existing protocols yield optimum bandwidth. In this paper, we present an evaluation of average throughput and fairness obtained from different combinations of TCP variants for different source algorithms and different variations of router algorithms using an end-to-end and dumbbell topology. In particular we are interested in the quality metrics of TCP Illinois, TCP Vegas and TCP Westwood when selected as the source nodes whereas on the router side we have Controlled Delay (CoDel) and DropTail which implements a packet first-in, first-out (PFIFO) mechanism. In scenarios of both low and high Bandwidth-Delay Product (BDP), the results show that Illinois performs well with both CoDel and droptail in terms of throughput. When considering Jain's fairness, TCP Westwood shared resources more efficiently than the other compared variants.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIEEE AFRICON 2019
Subtitle of host publicationPowering Africa's Sustainable Energy for All Agenda: The Role of ICT and Engineering, AFRICON 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728132891
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2019
Event2019 IEEE AFRICON, AFRICON 2019 - Accra, Ghana
Duration: 25 Sept 201927 Sept 2019

Publication series

NameIEEE AFRICON Conference
Volume2019-September
ISSN (Print)2153-0025
ISSN (Electronic)2153-0033

Conference

Conference2019 IEEE AFRICON, AFRICON 2019
Country/TerritoryGhana
CityAccra
Period25/09/1927/09/19

Keywords

  • CoDel
  • congestion control
  • Drop Tail
  • Illinois
  • Network Simulator-3
  • TCP
  • Vegas
  • Westwood

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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