Effects of node buffer and capacity on network traffic
Ling Xiang (凌翔)a, Hu Mao-Bin (胡茂彬)b, Ding Jian-Xun (丁建勋)a
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
Abstract In this paper, we study the optimization of network traffic by considering the effects of the node's buffer ability and capacity. Two node buffer settings are considered. The node capacity is considered to be proportional to its buffer ability. The node effects on network traffic systems are studied with the shortest path protocol and an extension of the optimal routing [Phys. Rev. E 74 046106 (2006)]. In the diagrams of flux-density relation, it is shown that the node's buffer ability and capacity have profound effects on the network traffic.
Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 71171185, 71001001, and 71071044), the Doctoral Program of the Ministry of Education, China (Grant No. 20110111120023), and the PhD Program Foundation of Hefei University of Technology, China (Grant No. 2011HGBZ1302).
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