Chin. Phys. B ›› 2013, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (1): 18904-018904.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/22/1/018904

• INTERDISCIPLINARY PHYSICS AND RELATED AREAS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY • 上一篇    

Traffic resource allocation for complex networks

凌翔a, 胡茂彬b, 龙建成a, 丁建勋a, 石琴a   

  1. a School of Transportation Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China;
    b School of Engineering Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • 收稿日期:2012-05-12 修回日期:2012-07-04 出版日期:2012-12-01 发布日期:2012-12-01
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2012CB725404), the National Natural Science Foundation of China ( Grant Nos. 71071044, 71171185, 71201041, and 71271075), and the Doctoral Program of the Ministry of Education, China ( Grant No. 20110111120023).

Traffic resource allocation for complex networks

Ling Xiang (凌翔)a, Hu Mao-Bin (胡茂彬)b, Long Jian-Cheng (龙建成)a, Ding Jian-Xun (丁建勋)a, Shi Qin (石琴)a   

  1. a School of Transportation Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China;
    b School of Engineering Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • Received:2012-05-12 Revised:2012-07-04 Online:2012-12-01 Published:2012-12-01
  • Contact: Ding Jian-Xun E-mail:dingjianxun@hfut.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2012CB725404), the National Natural Science Foundation of China ( Grant Nos. 71071044, 71171185, 71201041, and 71271075), and the Doctoral Program of the Ministry of Education, China ( Grant No. 20110111120023).

摘要: In this paper, an optimal resource allocation strategy is proposed to enhance traffic dynamics in complex networks. The network resources are the total node packet-delivering capacity and the total link bandwidth. An analytical method is developed to estimate the overall network capacity by using the concept of efficient betweenness (ratio of algorithmic betweenness and local processing capacity). Three network structures (scale-free, small-world, and random networks) and two typical routing protocols (shortest path protocol and efficient routing protocol) are adopted to demonstrate the performance of the proposed strategy. Our results show that the network capacity is reversely proportional to the average path length for a particular routing protocol and the shortest path protocol can achieve the largest network capacity when the proposed resource allocation strategy is adopted.

关键词: complex network, shortest path protocol, efficient routing protocol, resource allocation strategy

Abstract: In this paper, an optimal resource allocation strategy is proposed to enhance traffic dynamics in complex networks. The network resources are the total node packet-delivering capacity and the total link bandwidth. An analytical method is developed to estimate the overall network capacity by using the concept of efficient betweenness (ratio of algorithmic betweenness and local processing capacity). Three network structures (scale-free, small-world, and random networks) and two typical routing protocols (shortest path protocol and efficient routing protocol) are adopted to demonstrate the performance of the proposed strategy. Our results show that the network capacity is reversely proportional to the average path length for a particular routing protocol and the shortest path protocol can achieve the largest network capacity when the proposed resource allocation strategy is adopted.

Key words: complex network, shortest path protocol, efficient routing protocol, resource allocation strategy

中图分类号:  (Networks and genealogical trees)

  • 89.75.Hc
45.70.Vn (Granular models of complex systems; traffic flow) 05.70.Fh (Phase transitions: general studies)