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Network traffic classification using machine learning techniques has been widely studied. Most existing schemes classify entire traffic flows, but there are major limitations to their practicality. At a network router, the packets need to…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-05-04 Sayantan Chowdhury , Ben Liang , Ali Tizghadam , Ilijc Albanese

Based on experimental traffic data obtained from German and US highways, we propose a novel two-dimensional first-order macroscopic traffic flow model. The goal is to reproduce a detailed description of traffic dynamics for the real road…

Physics and Society · Physics 2017-11-10 Michael Herty , Adrian Fazekas , Giuseppe Visconti

In this paper, we introduce a traffic flow model based on a microscopic follow-the-leader model, while enforcing maximal constraints on the density and velocity of the flow. The related macroscopic model can be represented in conservative…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-21 Yuanhong Wu , Shuzhi Liu , Qinglong Zhang

In this thesis, Riemann problems and Godunov methods are developed for higher order traffic flow models. A rigorous analysis of the first order traffic flow model of inhomogeneous road is presented. A two-level simulation framework of…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2009-09-29 Wenlong Jin

Traffic flow at low densities (free traffic) is characterized by a quasi-one-dimensional relation between traffic flow and vehicle density, while no such fundamental diagram exists for `synchronized' congested traffic flow. Instead, a…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-07 Dirk Helbing , Davide Batic , Martin Schoenhof , Martin Treiber

Efficient management of traffic flow in urban environments presents a significant challenge, exacerbated by dynamic changes and the sheer volume of data generated by modern transportation networks. Traditional centralized traffic management…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-01-29 Bob Johnson , Michael Geller

A traffic system is a random and complex large system, which is difficult to conduct repeated modelling and control research in a real traffic environment. With the development of automatic driving technology, the requirements for testing…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-08-01 Junfeng Li , Changqing Yan

In this paper we present a queueing network approach to the problem of routing and rebalancing a fleet of self-driving vehicles providing on-demand mobility within a capacitated road network. We refer to such systems as autonomous…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2017-03-28 Ramon Iglesias , Federico Rossi , Rick Zhang , Marco Pavone

We develop a discrete Boltzmann-type model that uses dynamics in phase space to describe the behavior of traffic flows. Firstly, we model the traffic flow at mesoscopic scale using dynamics in phase space, which is considered as an…

Cellular Automata and Lattice Gases · Physics 2023-11-27 Zhizhen Zhang , Changhong Lu

Transitions between two lanes often have a significant impact on various forms of road traffic. To address this problem, we have developed a two-lane asymmetric simple exclusion process model and two hypothetical traffic control strategies,…

Physics and Society · Physics 2022-12-14 Yuming Dong , Xiaolu Jia , Daichi Yanagisawa , Akihito Nagahama , Katsuhiro Nishinari

We study the well-posedness of a class of dynamical flow network systems describing the dynamical mass balance among a finite number of cells exchanging flow of a commodity between themselves and with the external environment. Systems in…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-07-13 Giacomo Como , Gustav Nilsson

The goal of traffic management is efficiently utilizing network resources via adapting of source sending rates and routes selection. Traditionally, this problem is formulated into a utilization maximization problem. The single-path routing…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2015-03-19 Ying Liu , Hongying Liu , Ke Xu , Meng Shen , Yifeng Zhong

We consider the freeway network control problem where the aim is to optimize the operation of traffic networks modeled by the Cell Transmission Model via ramp metering and partial mainline demand control. Optimal control problems using the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-05-28 Marius Schmitt , John Lygeros

This paper applies a discrete adjoint gradient computation method for a multi-class traffic flow model on road networks. Vehicle classes are characterized by their specific velocity functions, which depend on the total traffic density,…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-04-02 Paola Goatin , Axel Klar , Carmen Mezquita-Nieto

The communication networks in real world often couple with each other to save costs, which results in any network does not have a stand-alone function and efficiency. To investigate this, in this paper we propose a transportation model on…

Physics and Society · Physics 2016-12-19 Ming Li , Mao-Bin Hu , Bing-Hong Wang

We generalize the phase transition model studied in [R. Colombo. Hyperbolic phase transition in traffic flow.\ SIAM J.\ Appl.\ Math., 63(2):708-721, 2002], that describes the evolution of vehicular traffic along a one-lane road. Two…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-02-14 Edda Dal Santo , Massimiliano D. Rosini , Nikodem Dymski , Mohamed Benyahia

A simple algorithm for constructing an effective traffic model is presented. The algorithm uses statistically well-defined quantities extracted from the flow-density plot, and the resulting effective model naturally captures and predicts…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2014-12-16 Bo Yang , Christopher Monterola

In this short paper, we propose a new multi-fractal flow model, aiming to provide a possible explanation for the crossover phenomena that appear in the estimation of Hurst exponent for network traffic. It is shown that crossover occurs if…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2009-06-03 Li Li , Yudong Chen , Yi Zhang

Recent literature has proved that stable dynamic routing algorithms have solid theoretical foundation that makes them suitable to be implemented in a real protocol, and used in practice in many different operational network contexts. Such…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2008-12-18 Luca Muscariello , Diego Perino

Recent studies on transportation networks have shown that real-time route guidance can inadvertently induce congestion or oscillatory traffic patterns. Nevertheless, such technologies also offer a promising opportunity to manage traffic…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-21 Shaya Garjani , Ashish Cherukuri , Bayu Jayawardhana , Nima Monshizadeh