The Convergence Scheme on Network Utility Maximization in Wireless Multicast Networks

Abstract

With the ever-increasing wireless data application recently, considerable efforts have been focused on the designof distributed explicit rate scheme based on Network Utility Maximization (NUM) or wireless multi-hop meshnetworks. This paper describes a novel wireless multi-hop multicast flow control scheme for wireless meshnetworks via 802.11, which is based on the distributed self-turning Optimal Proportional plus Second-orderDifferential (OPSD) controller. The control scheme, which is located at the sources in the wireless multicastnetworks, can ensure short convergence time by regulating the transmission rate. We further analyze thetheoretical aspects of the proposed algorithm. Simulation results demonstrate the efficiency of the proposedscheme in terms of fast response time, low packet loss and error ration.