Research Article

Non-preemptive priority scheduler with multiple thresholds for network routers

Volume: 24 Number: 2 April 30, 2018
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Non-preemptive priority scheduler with multiple thresholds for network routers

Abstract

The vast variety of applications available and being developed for computer networks have different quality of service requirements. One of the most significant ways to satisfy the needs of the applications is the packet scheduling algorithms employed by the network routers. By allocating router resources to the applications, packet schedulers try to improve the quality of service needs of the applications. Thus, the delays can be reduced or the reliability of the applications can be increased by reducing packet losses. Priority schedulers are able reduce the delay and losses for high priority applications. On the other hand, for low priority applications they introduce the starvation problem. Low priority application packets can face excessive delays and losses. In this paper, a non-preemptive priority scheduler with multiple thresholds (PRMT) is proposed. The PRMT scheduler needs only a single queue with predefined threshold levels for different priority applications. The PRMT scheduler eliminates the starvation problem of low priority applications without a significant impact on the high priority applications.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 30, 2018

Submission Date

October 24, 2016

Acceptance Date

-

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 24 Number: 2

APA
Dağ, T. (2018). Non-preemptive priority scheduler with multiple thresholds for network routers. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, 24(2), 246-254. https://izlik.org/JA88XK88TL
AMA
1.Dağ T. Non-preemptive priority scheduler with multiple thresholds for network routers. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi. 2018;24(2):246-254. https://izlik.org/JA88XK88TL
Chicago
Dağ, Tamer. 2018. “Non-Preemptive Priority Scheduler With Multiple Thresholds for Network Routers”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi 24 (2): 246-54. https://izlik.org/JA88XK88TL.
EndNote
Dağ T (April 1, 2018) Non-preemptive priority scheduler with multiple thresholds for network routers. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi 24 2 246–254.
IEEE
[1]T. Dağ, “Non-preemptive priority scheduler with multiple thresholds for network routers”, Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 246–254, Apr. 2018, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA88XK88TL
ISNAD
Dağ, Tamer. “Non-Preemptive Priority Scheduler With Multiple Thresholds for Network Routers”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi 24/2 (April 1, 2018): 246-254. https://izlik.org/JA88XK88TL.
JAMA
1.Dağ T. Non-preemptive priority scheduler with multiple thresholds for network routers. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi. 2018;24:246–254.
MLA
Dağ, Tamer. “Non-Preemptive Priority Scheduler With Multiple Thresholds for Network Routers”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 24, no. 2, Apr. 2018, pp. 246-54, https://izlik.org/JA88XK88TL.
Vancouver
1.Tamer Dağ. Non-preemptive priority scheduler with multiple thresholds for network routers. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi [Internet]. 2018 Apr. 1;24(2):246-54. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA88XK88TL