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<p>5G cellular networks have introduced a completely novel air interface called New Radio (NR). This technology delivers numerous benefits compared to previous generations, including significantly higher peak data rates. However, due to the propagation properties of the frequencies used in NR, the volatility of the available downlink capacity also increases. In this paper, we study two TCP congestion control algorithms which are designed to be able to quickly utilize sudden increases in available capacity. We present an implementation of TCP SIAD in the ns-3 open source network simulator and compare its performance with TCP BBR using the mmWave module of the simulator.</p>
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5G cellular networks have introduced a completely novel air interface called New Radio (NR). This technology delivers numerous benefits compared to previous generations, including significantly higher peak data rates. However, due to the propagation properties of the frequencies used in NR, the volatility of the available downlink capacity also increases. In this paper, we study two TCP congestion control algorithms which are designed to be able to quickly utilize sudden increases in available capacity. We present an implementation of TCP SIAD in the ns-3 open source network simulator and compare its performance with TCP BBR using the mmWave module of the simulator.

Comparison of TCP SIAD and TCP BBR Congestion Control in Simulated 5G Networks

Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics

Department of Telecommunications and Media Informatics

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

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5G cellular networks have introduced a completely novel air interface called New Radio (NR). This technology delivers numerous benefits compared to previous...

Comparison of TCP SIAD and TCP BBR Congestion Control in Simulated 5G Networks

Published Online: Dec 30, 2021

Page range: 114 - 124

Received: Nov 19, 2021

Accepted: Dec 06, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auseme-2021-0009

Keywords
TCP BBR, TCP SIAD, mmWave, 5G, ns-3

© 2021 Donát Scharnitzky et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Comparison of TCP SIAD and TCP BBR Congestion Control in Simulated 5G Networks

Published Online: Dec 30, 2021

Page range: 114 - 124

Received: Nov 19, 2021

Accepted: Dec 06, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auseme-2021-0009

KeywordsTCP BBR, TCP SIAD, mmWave, 5G, ns-3

© 2021 Donát Scharnitzky et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
TCP BBR, TCP SIAD, mmWave, 5G, ns-3