Online Packet-Routing in Grids with Bounded Buffers

Guy Even, Moti Medina

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Abstract

We present deterministic and randomized algorithms for the problem of online packet routing in grids in the competitive network throughput model (Aiello et al. in SODA, pp 771–780 2003). In this model the network has nodes with bounded buffers and bounded link capacities. The goal in this model is to maximize the throughput, i.e., the number of delivered packets. Our deterministic algorithm is the first online algorithm with an O(log O(1)(n)) competitive ratio for uni-directional grids (where n denotes the size of the network). The deterministic online algorithm is centralized and handles packets with deadlines. This algorithm is applicable to various ranges of values of buffer sizes and communication link capacities. In particular, it holds for buffer size and communication link capacity in the range [ 3 … log n]. Our randomized algorithm achieves an expected competitive ratio of O(log n) for the uni-directional line. This algorithm is applicable to a wide range of buffer sizes and communication link capacities. In particular, it holds also for unit size buffers and unit capacity links. This algorithm improves the best previous O(log 2n) -competitive ratio of Azar and Zachut (ESA, pp 484–495, 2005).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)819-868
Number of pages50
JournalAlgorithmica
Volume78
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2017
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Admission control
  • Bounded buffers
  • Grid networks
  • Online algorithms
  • Packet routing

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