Dynamic rate control scheduling for ATM switches

Author

Mark, B.L. ; Ramamurthy, G. ; Fan, R.

Author_Institution

C&C Res. Labs., NEC Res. Inst., Princeton, NJ, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1998

fDate

1998

Firstpage

439

Abstract

High-speed networks of the future must be able to support traffic with a wide range of characteristics and quality-of-service (QoS) requirements. In an ATM switch, the order in which buffered cells are served plays a crucial role in determining QoS. This paper proposes a new approach to cell scheduling in an ATM switch based on dynamic rate control. Dynamic rate control scheduling provides minimum rate guarantees, flexible distribution of unused bandwidth and internal switch congestion control in a switch with multiple bottleneck points. The paper develops the principles of dynamic rate control scheduling and discusses its application to ATM switches

Keywords

asynchronous transfer mode; buffer storage; packet switching; quality of service; telecommunication congestion control; telecommunication traffic; ATM switches; QoS requirements; buffered cells; cell scheduling; dynamic rate control scheduling; high-speed networks; internal switch congestion control; minimum rate guarantees; multiple bottleneck; quality-of-service; traffic characteristics; unused bandwidth distribution; Asynchronous transfer mode; Bandwidth; Communication system traffic control; Dynamic scheduling; Laboratories; National electric code; Quality of service; Switches; Throughput; Traffic control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference, 1998. GLOBECOM 1998. The Bridge to Global Integration. IEEE

Conference_Location

Sydney,NSW

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4984-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.1998.775769

Filename

775769