We consider the behavior of a simple algorithm for buffering packets weighted by different levels of Quality of Service (QoS) guarantees in a single FIFO queue. Buffer space is limited, and packet loss occurs when the buffer overflows. A simple greedy algorithm is known to have a competitive ratio of 2. Here we give a very simple proof of this.
By: Tracy Kimbrel
Published in: RC23272 in 2004
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