∫ntegrabℓε ∂iﬀerentiαℓs · unorganised notes, code, and writings of random topics

The Design Pattern in NS-3 Random Variables

December 27, 2011 blog code

I saw a very useful pattern in the random variable design in NS-3, but I can’t remember the name for such pattern. It goes as follows: [more]

Prakash et al (2011) The TCP Outcast Problem: Exposing Unfairness in Data Center Networks

December 19, 2011 paper

This paper describes TCP outcast problem, which arises in the following setting: [more]

Python generators

December 19, 2011 blog code

Summary from reading: “Generator Tricks for Systems Programmers” and “A Curious Course on Coroutines and Concurrency” by David Beazley [more]

destutter

December 11, 2011 blog code

I read across Yaron Minsky’s article in ACM Queue, http://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2038036 [more]

Psaras & Tsaoussidis (2009) On the properties of an adaptive TCP Minimum RTO (ComCom)

December 9, 2011 paper

RFC2988 says the minRTO should be 1 sec. The reason for that is due to two reasons: (1) clock granularity of the OS at that time, and (2) delay ack implementation is 200ms. [more]