Dynamic bandwidth allocation on a slotted ring with integrated services

The authors discuss what they consider the fundamental issue of bandwidth allocation on an integrated local area network. An approach is introduced for dynamic bandwidth allocation which is based on traffic prediction concepts. It is especially well suited for real-time services such as video and voice. Using a control model two allocation schemes are proposed: the first is based on an analytical model of the traffic flow; the second is a simpler version that can be easily implemented on very high-speed systems. The results of simulation studies indicate a marked improvement in performance. The presented approach is especially effective when used in systems with large transmission path latencies as the network performance does not deteriorate with increasing latency. This is very useful if the network is to be used as a metropolitan area network