Abstract

A communication network usually has data packets and acknowledge (ACK) packets being transmitted in opposite directions. ACK packet flows may affect the performance of data packet flows, which is unfortunately not considered in the usual network utility maximization (NUM) model. This paper presents a NUM model in networks with two-way flows (NUMtw) by adding a routing matrix to cover ACK packet flows. The source rates are obtained by solving the dual model and the relation to the routing matrix of ACK packet flows is disclosed. Furthermore, the source rates in networks with one-way flows by the usual NUM model are compared to those in networks with two-way flows by the NUMtw model.

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