@inproceedings{8bd50525688f47ab8fb1a8259c4ddb29,
title = "Constrained decentralized flow control of communication networks",
abstract = "We present a decentralized nonlinear flow control scheme for a class of communication networks with physical constraints. Through a detailed analysis, we demonstrate that nonlinear system theory can be applied to cope with saturation nonlinearity and unknown disturbances in network flow control problems. We solve the constrained queue regulation problem against traffic interferences with control input and state saturation, under two explicitly identified conditions, namely a {"}PE{"} condition and a Lipschitz-like condition. Asymptotic regulation is achieved for both a single-node system and large-scale networks, for all feasible initial states. The trade-offs of various control parameter settings are revealed through our analysis. Computer simulations confirm the effectiveness of our non-linear network flow control scheme.",
keywords = "Asymptotic regulation, Flow control, Nonlinear control, Saturation",
author = "Yi Fan and Jiang, {Zhong Ping} and Yuan Wang",
note = "Funding Information: 1The research is supported in part by the National Science Foundation under grants OISE-0408925 and ECS-0093176, and in part by Chinese National Natural Science Foundation grant 60228003.",
year = "2005",
doi = "10.3182/20050703-6-cz-1902.01550",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "008045108X",
series = "IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)",
publisher = "IFAC Secretariat",
pages = "57--62",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 16th IFAC World Congress, IFAC 2005",
}