In this contribution we give a general definition of fairness and show how this can achieve various fairness definitions, such as those mentioned in the ATM Forum TM 4.0 Specifications [tm4]. We discuss how a pricing policy can be mapped to general fairness. The general fairness can be achieved by calculating the $ExcessFairshare$ for each VC. We show how a switch algorithm can be modified to support the general fairness by using the $ExcessFairshare$. We use ERICA+ as an example switch algorithm and show how it can be modified to achieve the general fairness. Simulations results are presented to demonstrate that the modified switch algorithm achieves general fairness.

Contribution in text *without* figures (30,317 bytes) Adobe Acrobat (439,671 bytes)

Presentation slides in Adobe Acrobat 3.0 Format (257,809 bytes, 1 slide/page)