Title :
Performance analysis of a LAN/WAN bridging architecture
Author :
Rodrigues, Manoel A. ; Saksena, Vikram R.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
2/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The performance of local area networks (LANs) bridged through a virtual-circuit-based wide area network (WAN) is analyzed. The focus is on understanding end-to-end performance issues from an applications point of view. Results that can be used to traffic engineer the network to meet end-user service objectives on interactive response time and bulk data transfer throughput are derived. It is demonstrated that the use of a windowing protocol in the wide area network provides a robust control mechanism for regulating traffic and delivering high performance
Keywords :
computer networks; local area networks; protocols; LAN/WAN bridging architecture; bulk data transfer; end-to-end performance; interactive response time; local area networks; virtual-circuit-based wide area network; windowing protocol; Bandwidth; Circuits; Communication system traffic control; Computer architecture; Delay; Intelligent networks; Local area networks; Performance analysis; Protocols; Wide area networks;
Journal_Title :
Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on
