Title :
The open-ring/active-bus network structure: access techniques and their heavy-traffic performance
Author :
Mukherjee, Biswanath
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Davis, CA, USA
fDate :
4/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The open-ring/active-bus network structure for packet-switched, multiple-access communication over high-speed fiber-optic networks is studied. The structure is shown to suffer from fewer synchronization constraints than a closed ring structure and to provide a capacity greater than unity because it allows reuse of channel bandwidth. Various access mechanisms on this structure are discussed, and their channel capacities are analyzed
Keywords :
channel capacity; computer interfaces; computer networks; multi-access systems; optical links; packet switching; telecommunication traffic; channel bandwidth; channel capacities; computer interfaces; computer networks; fiber-optic networks; heavy-traffic performance; high speed networks; multiple-access communication; open-ring/active-bus network; packet switching; synchronization constraints; Access protocols; Bandwidth; Broadcasting; Channel capacity; High speed optical techniques; Network topology; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Optical packet switching; Signal processing;
Journal_Title :
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
