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Table 3 Parameters used in model analysis

From: Fine-grained load balancing with traffic-aware rerouting in datacenter networks

Parameters

Description

n

The total number of parallel paths

ng

The number of good paths

nb

The number of bad paths

dg

The propagation delay of good path

db

The propagation delay of bad path

S (measured in packets)

The flow size

H (measured in packets)

The threshold of TCP fast retransmission

w (measured in packets)

The average size of congestion window in each transmission round under RPS

\(\hat {w}\) (measured in packets)

The average size of congestion window in each transmission round under TR

r

The end-to-end delay under RPS

\(\hat {r}\)

The end-to-end delay under TR

p

The end-to-end propagation delay under RPS

\(\hat {p}\)

The end-to-end propagation delay under TR

q

The end-to-end queuing delay under RPS

\(\hat {q}\)

The end-to-end queuing delay under TR