Proportional Integral Controller Enhanced (PIE): A Lightweight Control Scheme to Address the Bufferbloat Problem
RFC 8033
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RFC - Experimental
(February 2017; Errata)
Was draft-ietf-aqm-pie (aqm WG)
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| Last updated | 2018-12-20 | ||
| Replaces | draft-pan-aqm-pie | ||
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| Document shepherd | Wesley Eddy | ||
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| IESG | IESG state | RFC 8033 (Experimental) | |
| Consensus Boilerplate | Yes | ||
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| Send notices to | "Wesley Eddy" <wes@mti-systems.com> | ||
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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) R. Pan
Request for Comments: 8033 P. Natarajan
Category: Experimental Cisco Systems
ISSN: 2070-1721 F. Baker
Unaffiliated
G. White
CableLabs
February 2017
Proportional Integral Controller Enhanced (PIE):
A Lightweight Control Scheme to Address the Bufferbloat Problem
Abstract
Bufferbloat is a phenomenon in which excess buffers in the network
cause high latency and latency variation. As more and more
interactive applications (e.g., voice over IP, real-time video
streaming, and financial transactions) run in the Internet, high
latency and latency variation degrade application performance. There
is a pressing need to design intelligent queue management schemes
that can control latency and latency variation, and hence provide
desirable quality of service to users.
This document presents a lightweight active queue management design
called "PIE" (Proportional Integral controller Enhanced) that can
effectively control the average queuing latency to a target value.
Simulation results, theoretical analysis, and Linux testbed results
have shown that PIE can ensure low latency and achieve high link
utilization under various congestion situations. The design does not
require per-packet timestamps, so it incurs very little overhead and
is simple enough to implement in both hardware and software.
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Status of This Memo
This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is
published for examination, experimental implementation, and
evaluation.
This document defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................3
2. Terminology .....................................................5
3. Design Goals ....................................................5
4. The Basic PIE Scheme ............................................6
4.1. Random Dropping ............................................7
4.2. Drop Probability Calculation ...............................7
4.3. Latency Calculation ........................................9
4.4. Burst Tolerance ...........................................10
5. Optional Design Elements of PIE ................................11
5.1. ECN Support ...............................................11
5.2. Dequeue Rate Estimation ...................................11
5.3. Setting PIE Active and Inactive ...........................13
5.4. Derandomization ...........................................14
5.5. Cap Drop Adjustment .......................................15
6. Implementation Cost ............................................15
7. Scope of Experimentation .......................................17
8. Incremental Deployment .........................................17
9. Security Considerations ........................................18
10. References ....................................................18
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