[Tech] LIFO simulations

[Michael Rogers]

toad wrote:
>> I've 
>> experimented with LIFO instead of FIFO in some simulations of a flooding 
>> protocol and it seems to work well there too.
> 
> Surely it is an artefact?

It seems to be reproducible in a simple round-based simulator 
(attached). FIFO is better at low loads with short queues, but otherwise 
LIFO is better. Short queues seem to work better overall.

We should tell the Gnutella people. ;-)

Cheers,
Michael
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