An experimental evaluation of low latency congestion control for mmWave links

Ashutosh Srivastava, Fraida Fund, Shivendra S. Panwar

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Abstract

Applications that require extremely low latency are expected to be a major driver of 5G and WLAN networks that include millimeter wave (mmWave) links. However, mmWave links can experience frequent, sudden changes in link capacity due to obstructions in the signal path. These dramatic variations in link capacity cause a temporary 'bufferbloat' condition during which delay may increase by a factor of 2-10. Low latency congestion control protocols, which manage bufferbloat by minimizing queue occupancy, represent a potential solution to this problem, however their behavior over links with dramatic variations in capacity is not well understood. In this paper, we explore the behavior of two major low latency congestion control protocols, TCP BBR and TCP Prague (as part of L4S), using link traces collected over mmWave links under various conditions. Our evaluation reveals potential problems associated with use of these congestion control protocols for low latency applications over mmWave links.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationIEEE INFOCOM 2020 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops, INFOCOM WKSHPS 2020
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages352-357
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781728186955
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2020
Event2020 IEEE INFOCOM Conference on Computer Communications Workshops, INFOCOM WKSHPS 2020 - Toronto, Canada
Duration: Jul 6 2020Jul 9 2020

Publication series

NameIEEE INFOCOM 2020 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops, INFOCOM WKSHPS 2020

Conference

Conference2020 IEEE INFOCOM Conference on Computer Communications Workshops, INFOCOM WKSHPS 2020
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityToronto
Period7/6/207/9/20

Keywords

  • Congestion control
  • Low latency
  • Millimeter wave

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Information Systems and Management
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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