A graph model for opportunistic network coding

Sameh Sorour, Neda Aboutoraby, Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri, Mohamed Slim Alouini

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Abstract

Recent advancements in graph-based analysis and solutions of instantly decodable network coding (IDNC) trigger the interest to extend them to more complicated opportunistic network coding (ONC) scenarios, with limited increase in complexity. In this paper, we design a simple IDNC-like graph model for a specific subclass of ONC, by introducing a more generalized definition of its vertices and the notion of vertex aggregation in order to represent the storage of non-instantly-decodable packets in ONC. Based on this representation, we determine the set of pairwise vertex adjacency conditions that can populate this graph with edges so as to guarantee decodability or aggregation for the vertices of each clique in this graph. We then develop the algorithmic procedures that can be applied on the designed graph model to optimize any performance metric for this ONC subclass. A case study on reducing the completion time shows that the proposed framework improves on the performance of IDNC and gets very close to the optimal performance.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2015 International Symposium on Network Coding, NetCod 2015
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages26-30
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781479919116
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Aug 2015

Publication series

Name2015 International Symposium on Network Coding, NetCod 2015

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.

Keywords

  • Algorithm design and analysis
  • Complexity theory
  • Decoding
  • Encoding
  • Measurement
  • Network coding
  • Receivers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Software

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