Basic Dynamic Scheduling for Multiple Path Routing Joseph A LaConte CS 526 May 5, 2005

LaConte, Joseph A.2 OVERVIEW Goals Purpose Dynamic Scheduler Design Issues TCP Slow Start Algorithm Proposed Solution Model –Benefits –Penalties Future Work

May 5, 2005LaConte, Joseph A.3 GOALS Review some traits of TCP. Discuss some of the design issues associated with a dynamic scheduler in multiple path routing. Propose a connection-based dynamic scheduler for TCP utilizing multiple paths.

May 5, 2005LaConte, Joseph A.4 PURPOSE What is multiple path routing? –Set of Proxy servers with indirect routing. –Overlay network. –Wireless ad hoc networks. –Multihoming. How does a dynamic scheduler relate to multiple path routing?

May 5, 2005LaConte, Joseph A.5 DYNAMIC SCHEDULER The dynamic scheduler should: –Increase performance. –Have the capability to diagnose bandwidth (within some degree). –Reduce network congestion (efficiency). How would you implement a dynamic scheduler for TCP using multipaths?

May 5, 2005LaConte, Joseph A.6 DESIGN ISSUES Network Layer (IP) versus Transport Layer. Concurrent Multipaths: –Arrival order is NOT guaranteed. –Bandwidth fluctuates. TCP: –NOT required to send an immediate ACK. –NOT required to use NACK [SACK]. Network Congestion

May 5, 2005LaConte, Joseph A.7 TCP Brief Review: –Sliding Window? –Congestion Control Window? –Slow Start Algorithm. –Fast Retransmit.

May 5, 2005LaConte, Joseph A.8 SLOW START ALGORITHM Controls congestion window. Starts small, but grows exponentially. Continues until a retransmission timeout. Loop: –Restarts using ½ old window size as a threshold. –When threshold is reached grows linearly. –Continues until a retransmission timeout.

May 5, 2005LaConte, Joseph A.9 Tanenbaum p. 550

May 5, 2005LaConte, Joseph A.10 TCP Congestion Control Window size Time (seconds) Slow Start Reach initial ssthresh; switch to CA mode Fast retransmit Fast recovery Congestion Avoidance Packet loss Time-out Slow Start 1 Cai, Yu slide 26

May 5, 2005LaConte, Joseph A.11 PROPOSED SOLUTION MODEL Use congestion control as a rough diagnostic tool for each path. Iterate each path until restart, storing the threshold for each path. Handle retransmission queue RTO timers (initial solution: by retransmission of all not yet acknowledged segments in buffer through next path). Upon diagnostic completion: –Find weights using LCD on thresholds [approx]. –Calculate new threshold based on β( sum(thresholds) ) where 0 < β < 1 RTO – Retransmission TimeOut LCD – Least (lowest) Common Denominator

May 5, 2005LaConte, Joseph A.12 BENEFITS OF MODEL Gives a relatively quick estimate of bandwidth/reliability. Spends less time on slow paths (and more time on less congested paths). Inherently avoids and reduces network congestion. β provides for limited network fluctuations.

May 5, 2005LaConte, Joseph A.13 PENALTIES FOR MODEL Poor solution for multiple wireless paths. Multiple paths are not exploited during diagnostics. Overreaching may occur in each window containing a timeout. Shorter TCP sessions benefit the least.

May 5, 2005LaConte, Joseph A.14 FUTURE WORK Implementation and testing. Make enhancements to model: –Experiment with caps on congestion window size based on receiver’s advertised window size to reduce cost penalties of overreach/timeout during diagnostic phase. –Incorporate other TCP bookkeeping variables (RTO, RTTM, etc). –Refine mechanism for re-entering diagnostic phase. –Detect/Decide when to drop a path. –Allow for cap on number of paths (ie. use best m of n paths). Implement global mechanism in network layer that allows transport layer and application layer (if specific transport layer allows) to implement dynamic schedulers. Look at fast retransmit/broadcasting. Experiment with timeout values. RTTM – Round Trip Time Measured

May 5, 2005LaConte, Joseph A.15 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Multiple Path Routing: Watson, Frank E Enhanced TCP Performance with Multiple Path Routing. Master’s thesis, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Cai, Yu On the Proxy Server based Multipath Connection. PhD Dissertation Defense, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Gerla, M., Lee, S. S., Pau, G TCP Westwood Performance Over Multiple Paths. TCP: Tanenbaum, Andrew S Computer Networks, 4 th ed. Prentice Hall PTR, Upper Saddle River, NJ. Sarolahti, Pasi Linux TCP. Seminar on Linux Kernel. Casetti, C., Gerla, M., Lee S. S., Mascolo, S., Sanadidi, M TCP with Faster Recovery. Sacerdoti, Federico D Tcphealth: TCP Connection Monitoring in Linux. TCP: From PSH to ACK Maintained by Rafael Stekolshchik.