Efficient Operation of Coded Packet Networks

dc.creatorLun, Desmond S.
dc.date2006-05-15
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dc.descriptionA fundamental problem faced in the design of almost all packet networks is that of efficient operation--of reliably communicating given messages among nodes at minimum cost in resource usage. We present a solution to the efficient operation problem for coded packet networks, i.e., packet networks where the contents of outgoing packets are arbitrary, causal functions of the contents of received packets. Such networks are in contrast to conventional, routed packet networks, where outgoing packets are restricted to being copies of received packets and where reliability is provided by the use of retransmissions. This thesis introduces four considerations to coded packet networks: 1. efficiency, 2. the lack of synchronization in packet networks, 3. the possibility of broadcast links, and 4. packet loss. We take these considerations and give a prescription for operation that is novel and general, yet simple, useful, and extensible.
dc.description136 pages, 25 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cs/0605067
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cs/0605067
dc.identifierPh.D. dissertation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, June 2006
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/134279
dc.subjectInformation Theory
dc.subjectNetworking and Internet Architecture
dc.titleEfficient Operation of Coded Packet Networks
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