Complex Dynamics in Communication Networks

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kocarev, Ljupco (Editor), Vattay, Gábor (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Series: Understanding Complex Systems,
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer organization.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Electrical engineering.; Computer Science.; Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks.; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.; Electrical Engineering.

Computer and communication networks are among society's most important infrastructures. The internet, in particular, is a giant global network of networks without central control or administration. It is a paradigm of a complex system, where complexity may arise from different sources: topologi...

Table of Contents:

• On Chaotic Dynamics of Transport Protocols in Wide-Area Internet Connections
• Phase Transition in Internet Traffic And Application of Critical Control
• Observing The Macroscopic Dynamics of Large-Scale IP Networks
• Observations And Possible Causes of Critical Behavior in Internet Traffic
• Dynamical Properties of Externally Driven TCP Traffic
• Modeling TCP with RED Gateway: a Dynamical Approach
• A Local-World Model for the Complex Topology of the Internet
• Chaotic Phenomena of TCP and its Implications to Network Performance.