Path Flow Estimator in an Entropy Model Using a Nonlinear L-Shaped Algorithm

The general problem of estimating origin-destination matrices in congested traffic networks is formulated as a mathematical program with equilibrium constraints. In this paper a path flow entropy model based on an equilibrium assignment approach is presented. It is assumed the flows on links are disaggregated due to some external reasons. Using the L-shaped algorithm the problem is transformed into a problem with less constraints. Then applying the lagrangian dual function the original problem is reduced to a nonlinear convex problem with only one linear constraint.     

可变频宽无线网络中信道频谱分配与链路调度

考虑信道频宽对链路传输距离和链路间干扰的影响,对可变频宽无线网络现有的累积干扰模型进行了改进,并基于改进的干扰模型对可变频宽无线网络的信道频谱分配和链路调度问题进行了建模分析。设计了一种两层优化算法对信道频谱分配和链路调度问题进行解耦,提出了一种考虑链路负载需求满足程度的链路优先级指标,启发式地构建并发传输信道分配矩阵的方法。仿真结果表明,两层优化算法能够在合理时间内收敛,启发式方法能够高效地构建并发传输信道分配矩阵。     

一种光传送网分层结构及其业务量疏导优化模型

提出一种包括IP、SDH和WDM三种网络层次的光传送网分层结构及其业务量疏导优化模型。IP和SDH层的逻辑拓扑由优化模型根据这两层的业务请求矩阵生成,IP和SDH层以多种带宽颗粒度串路承栽具有不同请求带宽的业务流,模型以最大化网络流量为目标,定义了三种网络层次上不同颗粒度串路之间和串路与业务流之间的相关性约束。在不同网络资源配置下,利用Lingo优化软件对模型的求解结果验证了模型的有效性。     

A network rate management protocol with TCP congestion control and fairness for all

Our study is motivated by the need to enable quality of service (QoS), congestion control and fair rate allocation for all end applications. We propose a new approach to address these needs which is different from the current practice whereby end applications pursue their own rate control using TCP. Our approach comprises a network rate management protocol (RMP) that controls the rate of all flows (at an aggregate level based on routes) subject to QoS requirements. The RMP control also facilitates a new TCP sliding-window congestion control based on the fair target rates computed by the RMP. Each non-TCP aggregate flow is policed by its respective edge router and each TCP flow adapts its window size as to achieve the RMP suggested fair target rate. The stability analysis of the new TCP congestion control is performed in a linearly scalable framework, which is less restrictive than a fluid model. We show that our proposed control is linearly scalable and establish its global asymptotic stability under arbitrary and variable information time lags, aka totally asynchronous conditions. The stability and the vitality of our control is verified by two means. One is a simulation of a network comprising 74 core links and up to 768 flows, each using its own access link. The simulation is also used to compare our control with the congestion control algorithms used in Fast, Vegas and Reno TCPs. The second verification means is an actual implementation of the control in the Linux kernel and its experimentation in a WAN testbed network comprising six routers and long haul links running UDP flows as well as CUBIC, N-RENO and C-TCP flows. Our experiments demonstrate that our approach can guarantee fair rates for all flows and QoS to premium flows.     

软件定义网络架构下基于流调度代价的数据中心网络拥塞控制路由算法

针对传统数据中心网络极易发生拥塞的问题,提出了在软件定义网络（SDN）的架构下设计基于流调度代价的拥塞控制路由算法加以解决。首先,进行拥塞链路上的大小流区分,并对所有大流的各条等价路径进行路径开销权重的计算,选择权重最小的路径作为可用调度路径;然后,使用调度后路径开销变化量和流占用带宽比例来共同定义流调度代价;最终选择调度代价最小的流进行调度。仿真结果表明,所提算法能在网络发生拥塞时降低了拥塞链路上的负荷,并且与仅进行流路径选择的拥塞控制算法相比,提高了链路利用率,减少了流传输时间,使得网络链路资源得到更好的利用。     

SDN数据中心网络基于流分类的负载均衡方案

随着数据中心内的数据流量不断增加,导致网络中部分链路负载过重。传统的ECMP机制由于没有考虑链路状态以及流量特征,因此不再适用数据中心网络。同时ECMP可能会将多条大流映射到同一条路径上,造成大流映射冲突,导致链路瓶颈问题。基于SDN（Software Defined Network）架构提出一种面向Fat-Tree拓扑的动态流量负载均衡机制（Load Balancing based on Flow Classification,LBFC）,同时考虑了链路状态信息与流量特征进行负载均衡。LBFC机制动态调整流分类阈值来判定大流和小流,采用不同的方式为大流和小流选择转发路径,以满足大流和小流不同的传输性能需求。仿真结果表明LBFC机制能够根据网络链路状态以及流量特征动态地判定大流和小流并实现负载均衡,与ECMP、GFF和DLB算法相比,LBFC机制提高了网络吞吐量以及链路利用率,降低了传输时延。     

Dynamic Traffic Assignment with More Flexible Modelling within Links

Traffic network models tend to become very large even for medium-size static assignment problems. Adding a time dimension, together with time-varying flows and travel times within links and queues, greatly increases the scale and complexity of the problem. In view of this, to retain tractability in dynamic traffic assignment (DTA) formulations, especially in mathematical programming formulations, additional assumptions are normally introduced. In particular, the time varying flows and travel times within links are formulated as so-called whole-link models. We consider the most commonly used of these whole-link models and some of their limitations.In current whole-link travel-time models, a vehicle's travel time on a link is treated as a function only of the number of vehicles on the link at the moment the vehicle enters. We first relax this by letting a vehicle's travel time depend on the inflow rate when it enters and the outflow rate when it exits. We further relax the dynamic assignment formulation by stating it as a bi-level program, consisting of a network model and a set of link travel time sub-models, one for each link. The former (the network model) takes the link travel times as bounded and assigns flows to links and routes. The latter (the set of link models) does the reverse, that is, takes link inflows as given and finds bounds on link travel times. We solve this combined model by iterating between the network model and link sub-models until a consistent solution is found. This decomposition allows a much wider range of link flow or travel time models to be used. In particular, the link travel time models need not be whole-link models and can be detailed models of flow, speed and density varying along the link. In our numerical examples, algorithms designed to solve this bi-level program converged quickly, but much remains to be done in exploring this approach further. The algorithms for solving the bi-level formulation may be interpreted as traveller learning behaviour, hence as a day-to-day traffic dynamics. Thus, even though in our experiments the algorithms always converged, their behaviour is still of interest even if they cycled rather than converged. Directions for further research are noted. The bi-level model can be extended to handle issues and features similar to those addressed by other DTA models.     

On the Uniqueness of User Equilibrium Flow with Speed Limit

This technical note focuses on the link flow uniqueness of user equilibrium (UE) with speed limits. Under a mild assumption on the monotonicity of link travel time function, the UE link flow solutions are well recognized to be unique. However, the incorporation of speed limits in the network has undermined the strict monotonicity of link travel time functions, thus the UE flows on the links with speed limits may not be unique. This note addresses the uniqueness problem with two major contributions. First, a polyhedron defined on links is provided, and it is proven that the UE link flow is unique if and only if the polyhedron only contains one value. Second, two concise methods are proposed to mathematically check whether the polyhedron is a singleton, which can be easily solved and convenient for practical use.     

Optical Flow Rendering

This paper proposes a new approach to image-based rendering that generates an image viewed from an arbitrary camera position and orientation by rendering optical flows extracted from reference images. To derive valid optical flows, we develop an analysis technique that improves the quality of stereo matching. Without using any special equipments such as range cameras, this technique constructs reliable optical flows from a sequence of matching results between reference images. We also derive validity conditions of optical flows and show that the obtained flows satisfy those conditions. Since environment geometry is inferred from the optical flows, we are able to generate more accurate images with this additional geometric information. Our approach makes it possible to combine an image rendered from optical flows with an image generated by a conventional rendering technique through a simple Z-buffer algorithm.     

无线mesh网络中效用与链路强度联合优化的覆盖多播

支持多播通信是无线mesh网络(WMNs)的一个重要应用.采用基于效用的定价机制,通过拉格朗日(Lagrange)对偶分解法获得一个基于价格的分布式算法.以该分布式算法为核心,作为mesh网络中数据流速率和链路强度调整的优化策略,每条链路根据自己的拥塞状况合理地定价,通过价格机制来调节链路的强度和数据流的速率,使网络净效用最大化.实验结果表明该算法是有效可行的.     

A Fast Multicast-based Approach to Inferring Loss Performance

A simple bottom-up loss inference approach is proposed in reference [1], which infers the link loss rate from the multicast in the end-to-end measurements. However, the spatial independence is assumed in the loss model. In fact the spatial dependence is present in packet losses, so the loss model assumption is violated. Moreover, with this approach, it is difficult to identify all the cuts of a multi-level tree, which is used to estimate the network-internal link loss rate. To overcome these shortcomings, an improved approach is proposed in this paper. In the proposed approach, the virtual link is employed to infer the network-internal link loss performance without using the concept cuts and the spatial dependence between the links is taken into account. Simulation results show that the inferred results correctly show the loss trend of the links. The proposed approach can also be extended to be the general tree topology.     

基于链接分块的相关链接提取方法

每个网页都包含了大量的超链接,其中既包含了相关链接,也包含了大量噪声链接。提出了一种基于链接分块的相关链接提取方法。首先,将网页按照HTML语言中标签将网页分成许多的块,从块中提取链接,形成若干链接块;其次,根据相关链接的成块出现,相关链接文字与其所在网页标题含相同词等特征,应用规则与统计相结合的方法从所有链接块中提取相关链接块。相关链接提取方法测试结果,精确率在85%以上,召回率在70%左右,表明该方法很有效。     

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基于工作流的知识流建模与控制   总被引：33，自引：0，他引：33       下载免费PDF全文

张晓刚  李明树 《软件学报》2005,16(2):184-193

知识在多个参与者之间的产生、传播与应用称为知识流.在知识密集型组织中,对业务过程的控制和对知识资产的管理具有紧密的依赖关系.工作流管理是实现业务过程控制的重要技术.当前的工作流过程元模型不支持对知识管理机制的表示.为此,提出了一个扩展的工作流过程元模型,以支持业务过程控制与知识管理的集成.在此基础上,对知识流的建模与控制进行了深入的研究.提出了一种知识流建模方法,通过5类知识流单元对知识传递与重用、人员协作与交流进行表示.针对知识流中的动态因素,研究了基于资源约束、知识需求变化和时间约束的知识流控制方法,以实现自适应的知识流控制,并给出了有关算法.为工作流技术与知识管理技术的有效结合提供了一个有益的途径.     

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TCP流竞争拥塞及拥塞链路的缓存需求研究   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

李玉峰  邱菡  兰巨龙  汪斌强 《软件学报》2008,19(6):1499-1507

针对流竞争拥塞,提出了一种拥塞分析模型FCCM(flow-competing congestion model),给出了TCP竞争流在拥塞链路上的分布特性,推导了流竞争拥塞发生的条件,进而分析了在流竞争拥塞发生时,路由器为维持拥塞链路100%利用率所需的最小缓存.分析结果表明,当流数目不确定时,应对流竞争拥塞所需的缓存将不大于流数目确定时经典BSCL(buffer sizing for congested interact links)方案中的最小缓存需求.     

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一种柔性机器人的子杆法建模方法   总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4  

吴立成  陆震  于守谦  郑红 《机器人》2000,22(5):344-349

本文实现了一种用虚拟刚性子杆及被动关节模型模拟柔性杆,进而对空间多杆柔性 机器人建模的方法;采用遗传算法解决了子杆参数的优化辨识问题;讨论了这一建模方法的 适用范围;并通过Raleigh阻尼的引入完善了这一方法;最后通过仿真初步验证了这一方法 的有效性和正确性．     

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A unifying passivity framework for network flow control     

Wen  J.T. Arcak  M. 《Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on》2004,49(2):162-174

Network flow control regulates the traffic between sources and links based on congestion, and plays a critical role in ensuring satisfactory performance. In recent studies, global stability has been shown for several flow control schemes. By using a passivity approach, this paper presents a unifying framework which encompasses these stability results as special cases. In addition, the new approach significantly expands the current classes of stable flow controllers by augmenting the source and link update laws with passive dynamic systems. This generality offers the possibility of optimizing the controllers, for example, to improve robustness in stability and performance with respect to time delays, unmodeled flows, and capacity variation.     

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Energy-aware IP traffic engineering with shortest path routing     

E. Amaldi  A. Capone  L.G. Gianoli 《Computer Networks》2013,57(6):1503-1517

Internet energy consumption is rapidly becoming a critical issue due to the exponential traffic growth and the rapid expansion of communication infrastructures worldwide. We address the problem of energy-aware intra-domain traffic engineering in networks operated with a shortest path routing protocol. We consider the problem of switching off (putting in sleep mode) network elements (links and routers) and of adjusting the link weights so as to minimize the energy consumption as well as a network congestion measure. To tackle this multi-objective optimization problem with priority (first minimize the energy consumption and then the network congestion), we propose a Mixed Integer Linear Programming based algorithm for Energy-aware Weights Optimization (MILP-EWO). Our heuristic exploits the Interior Gateway Protocol Weight Optimization (IGP-WO) algorithm for optimizing the OSPF link weights so as to minimize the total cost of link utilization. The computational results obtained for eight real network topologies and different types of traffic matrices show that it is possible to switch off a substantial number of nodes and links during low and moderate traffic periods, while guaranteeing that network congestion is low enough to ensure service quality. The proposed approach is also validated on two networks of emulated Linux routers.     

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Link weight assignment and loop-free routing table update for link state routing protocols in energy-aware internet     

Steven S.W. LeeAuthor Vitae  Po-Kai TsengAuthor VitaeAlice ChenAuthor Vitae 《Future Generation Computer Systems》2012,28(2):437-445

In order to lessen the greenhouse effects and diminish environmental pollution, reducing energy usage is important in designing next generation networks. Shutting down the network devices that carry light load and redirecting their traffic flows to other routes is the most common way to reduce network energy consumption. Since traffic demands among node pairs vary in different time periods, an energy efficient network has to dynamically determine the optimal active links to adapt itself to network traffic changes. However, in current IP networks, shutting down and/or turning on links would trigger link state routing protocols to reconverge to a new topology. Since the convergence time would take tens of seconds, routing table inconsistencies among routers would result in network disconnection and even worse, generating traffic loops during the convergence interval. Removing routing images inconsistent among routers to prevent loops is a critical issue in energy efficient network and this issue is still not considered in the green network design yet. The contribution of the paper is presented in two parts. First, we propose a comprehensive approach to determine a network topology and a link metric for each time period. Traffic engineering is considered in our design such that flows going on the energy-aware network are within a predetermined percentage of the link capacity such that no congestion occurs in a statistical manner. Second, to avoid transient loops during time period changes, we propose a Distributed Loop-free Routing Update (DLRU) scheme to determine the correct sequence for updating the routing table. A scrupulous proof was also presented to ensure the loop-free property of the DLRU. In this paper, we formulate an integer linear programming to determine this multi-topology and link weight assignment problem. Due to its NP-hard property, we propose an efficient algorithm, termed Lagrangian Relaxation and Harmonic Series (LR&HS) heuristic. Numerical results demonstrate that the proposed LRHS approach outperforms the other approaches on several benchmark networks and random networks by providing up to 35%-50% additional energy saving in our experimental cases.     

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DCN中基于前馈神经网络的动态多路径负载均衡方法     

左攀  束永安 《计算机工程》2021,47(9):113-119

针对数据中心网络(DCN)中因大象流而引起的网络负载不均衡问题,提出一种基于前馈神经网络的动态多路径负载均衡方法。在拓扑感知和流量信息监控的基础上对大象流进行标记,将收集到的网络流量信息输入前馈神经网络以预估每段链路的负载,并结合优化蚁群算法为大象流寻找最优路径,使大象流根据链路的实时状态完成路径选择。仿真结果表明,该方法能够有效降低网络传输时延,提高链路利用率和网络吞吐量。     

基于工作流的知识流建模与控制

知识在多个参与者之间的产生、传播与应用称为知识流.在知识密集型组织中,对业务过程的控制和对知识资产的管理具有紧密的依赖关系.工作流管理是实现业务过程控制的重要技术.当前的工作流过程元模型不支持对知识管理机制的表示.为此,提出了一个扩展的工作流过程元模型,以支持业务过程控制与知识管理的集成.在此基础上,对知识流的建模与控制进行了深入的研究.提出了一种知识流建模方法,通过5类知识流单元对知识传递与重用、人员协作与交流进行表示.针对知识流中的动态因素,研究了基于资源约束、知识需求变化和时间约束的知识流控制方法,以实现自适应的知识流控制,并给出了有关算法.为工作流技术与知识管理技术的有效结合提供了一个有益的途径.     

TCP流竞争拥塞及拥塞链路的缓存需求研究

针对流竞争拥塞,提出了一种拥塞分析模型FCCM(flow-competing congestion model),给出了TCP竞争流在拥塞链路上的分布特性,推导了流竞争拥塞发生的条件,进而分析了在流竞争拥塞发生时,路由器为维持拥塞链路100%利用率所需的最小缓存.分析结果表明,当流数目不确定时,应对流竞争拥塞所需的缓存将不大于流数目确定时经典BSCL(buffer sizing for congested interact links)方案中的最小缓存需求.     

一种柔性机器人的子杆法建模方法

本文实现了一种用虚拟刚性子杆及被动关节模型模拟柔性杆,进而对空间多杆柔性 机器人建模的方法;采用遗传算法解决了子杆参数的优化辨识问题;讨论了这一建模方法的 适用范围;并通过Raleigh阻尼的引入完善了这一方法;最后通过仿真初步验证了这一方法 的有效性和正确性．     

A unifying passivity framework for network flow control

Network flow control regulates the traffic between sources and links based on congestion, and plays a critical role in ensuring satisfactory performance. In recent studies, global stability has been shown for several flow control schemes. By using a passivity approach, this paper presents a unifying framework which encompasses these stability results as special cases. In addition, the new approach significantly expands the current classes of stable flow controllers by augmenting the source and link update laws with passive dynamic systems. This generality offers the possibility of optimizing the controllers, for example, to improve robustness in stability and performance with respect to time delays, unmodeled flows, and capacity variation.     

Energy-aware IP traffic engineering with shortest path routing

Internet energy consumption is rapidly becoming a critical issue due to the exponential traffic growth and the rapid expansion of communication infrastructures worldwide. We address the problem of energy-aware intra-domain traffic engineering in networks operated with a shortest path routing protocol. We consider the problem of switching off (putting in sleep mode) network elements (links and routers) and of adjusting the link weights so as to minimize the energy consumption as well as a network congestion measure. To tackle this multi-objective optimization problem with priority (first minimize the energy consumption and then the network congestion), we propose a Mixed Integer Linear Programming based algorithm for Energy-aware Weights Optimization (MILP-EWO). Our heuristic exploits the Interior Gateway Protocol Weight Optimization (IGP-WO) algorithm for optimizing the OSPF link weights so as to minimize the total cost of link utilization. The computational results obtained for eight real network topologies and different types of traffic matrices show that it is possible to switch off a substantial number of nodes and links during low and moderate traffic periods, while guaranteeing that network congestion is low enough to ensure service quality. The proposed approach is also validated on two networks of emulated Linux routers.     

Link weight assignment and loop-free routing table update for link state routing protocols in energy-aware internet

In order to lessen the greenhouse effects and diminish environmental pollution, reducing energy usage is important in designing next generation networks. Shutting down the network devices that carry light load and redirecting their traffic flows to other routes is the most common way to reduce network energy consumption. Since traffic demands among node pairs vary in different time periods, an energy efficient network has to dynamically determine the optimal active links to adapt itself to network traffic changes. However, in current IP networks, shutting down and/or turning on links would trigger link state routing protocols to reconverge to a new topology. Since the convergence time would take tens of seconds, routing table inconsistencies among routers would result in network disconnection and even worse, generating traffic loops during the convergence interval. Removing routing images inconsistent among routers to prevent loops is a critical issue in energy efficient network and this issue is still not considered in the green network design yet. The contribution of the paper is presented in two parts. First, we propose a comprehensive approach to determine a network topology and a link metric for each time period. Traffic engineering is considered in our design such that flows going on the energy-aware network are within a predetermined percentage of the link capacity such that no congestion occurs in a statistical manner. Second, to avoid transient loops during time period changes, we propose a Distributed Loop-free Routing Update (DLRU) scheme to determine the correct sequence for updating the routing table. A scrupulous proof was also presented to ensure the loop-free property of the DLRU. In this paper, we formulate an integer linear programming to determine this multi-topology and link weight assignment problem. Due to its NP-hard property, we propose an efficient algorithm, termed Lagrangian Relaxation and Harmonic Series (LR&HS) heuristic. Numerical results demonstrate that the proposed LRHS approach outperforms the other approaches on several benchmark networks and random networks by providing up to 35%-50% additional energy saving in our experimental cases.     

DCN中基于前馈神经网络的动态多路径负载均衡方法

针对数据中心网络(DCN)中因大象流而引起的网络负载不均衡问题,提出一种基于前馈神经网络的动态多路径负载均衡方法。在拓扑感知和流量信息监控的基础上对大象流进行标记,将收集到的网络流量信息输入前馈神经网络以预估每段链路的负载,并结合优化蚁群算法为大象流寻找最优路径,使大象流根据链路的实时状态完成路径选择。仿真结果表明,该方法能够有效降低网络传输时延,提高链路利用率和网络吞吐量。