Coding and control for communication networks

The purpose of this paper is to survey techniques for constructing effective policies for controlling complex networks, and to extend these techniques to capture special features of wireless communication networks under different networking scenarios. Among the key questions addressed are: The relationship between static network equilibria, and dynamic network control. The effect of coding on control and delay through rate regions. Routing, scheduling, and admission control. These approximations are the basis of a specific formulation of an h-MaxWeight policy for network routing. Simulations show a 50% improvement in average delay performance as compared to methods used in current practice.