A High-Throughput Scheduler based on Multipath-State Machine in Wireless Networks

Xiaoya Zhang, Yuyang Zhang, Ping Dong, Xiaojiang Du, Hongke Zhang, Mohsen Guizan

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Abstract

Multipath transmission is an important solution in 6G wireless networks to improve communication resource convergence among heterogeneous networks. The appearance of out-of-order (OFO) packets is a problem in multipath transmission, especially in heterogeneous wireless networks, where network states fluctuate frequently. Existing schedulers attempt to solve the OFO problem by designing an 'in-order' strategy. However, these 'in-order' strategies lose their roles in jittered networks, resulting in poor throughput performance. In this study, we propose a novel packet scheduling strategy, called a multipath-state machine (MSM) scheduler. MSM prioritizes improving throughput utilization over ensuring packets arrive in order. Based on whether links are fully utilized, MSM divides link utilization states into 5 phases, including establishment, idle, busy, congestion, and risk. MSM prefers underutilized links. Furthermore, MSM chooses the one with the shortest transmission delay when multiple paths are in the same utilization state. Experiments show that MSM provides a more stable and higher bandwidth utilization than typical algorithms in various networks with heterogeneous characteristics such as delay, bandwidth, and jitter.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICC 2023 - IEEE International Conference on Communications
Subtitle of host publicationSustainable Communications for Renaissance
EditorsMichele Zorzi, Meixia Tao, Walid Saad
Pages2406-2411
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781538674628
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event2023 IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2023 - Rome, Italy
Duration: 28 May 20231 Jun 2023

Publication series

NameIEEE International Conference on Communications
Volume2023-May
ISSN (Print)1550-3607

Conference

Conference2023 IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2023
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityRome
Period28/05/231/06/23

Keywords

  • Bandwidth aggregation
  • Heterogeneous Wireless Network
  • Multipath Transmission
  • Scheduler

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