MIT OCW DATA COMMUNICATION CONTENTS Lectures 2 The Data Link Layer: Framing and Error Detection Lectures 3 4 The Data link layer: arQ Protocols Lectures 5 6 Introduction to Queueing Theory Lectures 8&9 M/G/I Queues
Must choose routes for various origin destination pairs(O/D pairs) or for various sessions - Datagram routing: route chosen on packet by packet basis Using datagram routing is an easy way to split paths Virtual circuit routing: route chosen a session by session basis Static routing: route chosen in a prearranged way based on O/D pairs Eytan Modiano
Optimal Routing View routing as\global\ optimization problem Assumptions: The cost of using a link is a function of the flow on that link The total network cost is the sum of the link costs The required traffic rate between each source-destination pair is known in advance Traffic between source-destination pair can be split along multiple paths with infinite precision