Understanding bufferbloat through simulations in ns-3

Student: Truc Anh Nguyen
Mentors: Tom Henderson and Dave Täht
Abstract: The goal of the project is to study and visualize the bufferbloat problem by developing models and examples in ns-3 and analyze the performance of different queue types that are developed as solutions to bufferbloat, including CoDel, FQ_CoDel, and SFQRED
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About me: I am currently a PhD student in Computer Science at The University of Kansas. My focus area is networking with the emphasis on studying and understanding the different reliable transport layer mechanisms and protocols, including the various connection management, error control, and congestion control approaches. More information is available on my website

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I plan to accomplish the project's goal through the following 3 phases:

Phase 1: Bufferbloat problem demonstration and simulation
Phase 2: Codel, FQ Codel, SFQRED code fix and cross-validation
- Codel: address the comments on ns-3 code review for Codel, add documentation, write test suite, validate against ns-2 and OpenWrt Linux implementations
- FQ Codel: address the comments on ns-3 code review for FQ Codel, add documentation, write test suite, validate against ns-2 and OpenWrt Linux implementations
- SFQRED: address the comments on ns-3 code review for SFQRED, add documentation, write test suite, validate against ns-2 and OpenWrt Linux implementations
Phase 3: Simulations and performance analysis

Delverable 1: Scripts to demonstrate and visualize bufferbloat problem
Deliverable 2: Codel code with documentation, test suite, and scripts to validate against ns-2 and OpenWrt implementations
Deliverable 3: FQ Codel code with documentation, test suite , and scripts to validate against ns-2 and OpenWrt implementations
Deliverable 4: SFQRED code with documentation, test suite, and scripts to validate against ns-2 and OpenWrt implementations
Deliverable 5: Scripts to perform simulation analysis under different scenarios