A Refined AQM Approach for Providing an Improved Performance in Communication Networks

Authors

  • Samuel O. Hassan
    Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye
  • Fatimah Adamu-Fika
    Air Force Institute of Technology, Kaduna
  • Gloria Y. Amadi
    Rivers State College of Health Sciences & Management Technology
  • Vivian O. Nwaocha
    National Open University of Nigeria image/svg+xml
  • Adekunle A. Adeyelu
    Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University
  • Olalere A. Abass
    Olabisi Onabanjo University image/svg+xml
  • Olakunle O. Solanke
    Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye

Keywords:

Active queue management, Dropping probability, Performance evaluation, RED algorithm, Network congestion

Abstract

Effective queue management for making certain of obtaining an improved network quality of service (QoS) is becoming a crucial challenge to the Internet owing to enormous increase in real-time communications. The widely reputed Random Early Detection (RED) and its offshoot amendment (Three-section RED, TRED) Active Queue Management (AQM) algorithms are considered inefficient for handling high congested network settings, leading to large end-to-end delay. In this paper, we propose a more sophisticated RED-based AQM design that leveraged TRED. We call this new scheme Ref-RED (an abbreviation of ‘Refined Random Early Detection’). Experimental investigations in ns-3 simulator demonstrated that Ref-RED's packet dropping strategy is more belligerent as it actively drops packets at heavy-load congested network, leading to the appreciable performance improvement.

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Published

2026-01-08

How to Cite

Hassan, S. O., Adamu-Fika, F., Amadi, G. Y., Nwaocha, V. O., Adeyelu, A. A., Abass, O. A., & Solanke, O. O. (2026). A Refined AQM Approach for Providing an Improved Performance in Communication Networks. Nigerian Journal of Physics, 35(1), 49-60. https://doi.org/10.62292/njp.v35i1.2026.457

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Vol. 35 No. 1 (2026): Nigerian Journal of Physics - Vol. 35 No. 1

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Hassan, S. O., Adamu-Fika, F., Amadi, G. Y., Nwaocha, V. O., Adeyelu, A. A., Abass, O. A., & Solanke, O. O. (2026). A Refined AQM Approach for Providing an Improved Performance in Communication Networks. Nigerian Journal of Physics, 35(1), 49-60. https://doi.org/10.62292/njp.v35i1.2026.457