DocumentCode
1058507
Title
Distributed Switching for Data Transmission over Two-Way CATV
Author
Saadawi, Tarek N. ; Schwartz, Mischa
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., City Univ. of New York, NY, USA
Volume
3
Issue
2
fYear
1985
fDate
3/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
323
Lastpage
329
Abstract
Most of tile present approaches to two-way interactive CATV focus on the centralized approach, in which all traffic must travel to the CATV head end. In this paper, we present a distributed approach, in which intelligent store-and-forward packet switches are to be installed at various locations on the cable. The analysis emphasizes three main criteria: the maximum traffic flow on the cable, the throughput of each switch, and the average message delay. Two possible schemes are compared. In one, the switches appear on the main trunk only. In the second, switches are used at branch locations as well.
Keywords
Cable TV; Data communications; Packet switching; Costs; Data communication; Frequency conversion; Helium; Laboratories; Metropolitan area networks; Packet switching; Power cables; Switches; Telecommunication traffic;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8716
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JSAC.1985.1146202
Filename
1146202
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