Prediction and control of short-term congestion in ATM networks using artificial intelligence techniques

Abstract

Nowadays high-speed transmissions and heterogeneous traffic are some of the most essential requirements that a communication network must satisfy. Therefore, the design and management of such networks must consider these requirements. Network congestion is a very important point that must be taken into consideration when a management system is designed. ATM networks support different types of services and this fact makes them less predictable networks. Congestion can be defined as a state of network elements in which the network cannot guarantee the established connections the negotiated QoS. This paper proposes a system to reduce short-term congestion in ATM networks. This system uses Artificial Intelligence techniques to predict future states of network congestion in order to take less drastic measures in advance.