Multiobjective Flow Control in Telecommunication Networks

In this paper, Pareto oplima1it.y is studied i n the context of multiclass telecon~.naui~ica~ions networks v i t h constraints on the maxin~.unt alloulahle user delays. The perforn~~a.i~~ce objective of each individual class is th.e naaxin~~izat ioi~~ of throughput under a delay constraiii.t. Users share the net.work on a processor sharing basis. Th.e i~?~altiohjective problem that arises is solved via a traiasformaf~ioii. f l t a i 1ea.ds t o a multicriteria lilt ear progro~in. The solutioi~. inethod is outh i ed by a th~0~07lgh s t u d y of a simple e u m p l e . Pareto opt imal solutiolis are compared 011 t h e basis of f n i ~ n e s s gaveit. difle re nt co i t f ig ii ra t i o lis a ii d t ra f i c ch a ra ct e ris t. z cs .