Implementing the Flow Deviation Algorithm in C++
Introduction The flow deviation algorithm as developed by Leonard Kleinrock et al is an efficient means of assigning routes and flows for a given network topology so as to minimize the overall average delay. The problem consists of finding a set of routes for all communicating end nodes which minimize the delay without violating link capacity constraints. The Flow Deviation method works in a manner very similar to gradient methods for functions with continuous variables, whereby the concept of using gradients is replaced by the concept of "shortest path" flows.