The quasi-random input queueing system with repeated attempts as a model for a collision-avoidance star local area network

Author

Janssens, Gerrit K.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Oper. Manage., Antwerp Univ., Belgium

Volume

45

Issue

3

fYear

1997

fDate

3/1/1997 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

360

Lastpage

364

Abstract

A performance model is developed and validated for a local area network (LAN) with a star topology. A collision-avoidance network access protocol, as implemented in Hubnet, is considered. The model is based on a single server queueing system with finite sources and with a single buffer. Packets arriving at a full buffer retry their access after a fixed time period. Results for an eight-node network are presented and validated by means of earlier obtained simulation results

Keywords

access protocols; local area networks; performance evaluation; queueing theory; telecommunication congestion control; Hubnet; LAN; collision-avoidance network access protocol; collision-avoidance star local area network; eight-node network; finite sources; packets; performance model; quasi-random input queueing system; single buffer; single server queueing system; star topology; Broadcasting; Collision avoidance; Delay; Downlink; Laboratories; Local area networks; Network topology; Packet switching; Protocols; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0090-6778

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/26.558699

Filename

558699