Performance analysis of FDDI token ring networks: effect of parameters and guidelines for setting TTRT

Author

Jain, Raj

Author_Institution

Digital Equipment Corp., Maynard, MA, USA

Volume

2

Issue

2

fYear

1991

fDate

5/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

16

Lastpage

22

Abstract

The timed token access method on which the FDDI (fiber distributed data interface) network is based is described. The two kinds of performance parameters, fixed and user-settable, that are used to study performance are discussed. Performance metrics are defined, and the performance is analyzed for asynchronous traffic, using simulation and analytical modeling. Guidelines for setting the target token rotation time (TTRT), which is the key network parameter that can be used to optimize the performance of an FDDI ring network, are presented. The effects on performance of the total number of stations, number of active stations, frame size, and total fiber length are examined.<>

Keywords

optical links; protocols; standards; telecommunication traffic; token networks; FDDI token ring networks; analytical modeling; asynchronous traffic; fiber distributed data interface; fiber length; frame size; network parameter; performance analysis; performance parameters; protocols; simulation; stations; target token rotation time; timed token access method; ANSI standards; Access protocols; Delay; FDDI; Guidelines; Performance analysis; Standards development; Telecommunication traffic; Time factors; Token networks;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

LTS, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1055-6877

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/80.93284

Filename

93284