Title :
On link dimensioning based on estimating the mean rate by the sustainable rate
Author :
Neame, Timothy ; Zukerman, Moshe ; Maxemchuk, Nicolas F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Melbourne Univ., Vic., Australia
fDate :
2/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We attempt to quantify the extent to which using the sustainable rate as an estimate of the mean transfer rate results in the wastage of bandwidth. We treat users as on-off traffic sources with arbitrary on and off times, and use allocations based on Gaussian assumptions. We also confirm that this model is consistent with our intuitive understanding that estimating the mean by the sustainable rate should lead to a conservative estimate of the required bandwidth.
Keywords :
Gaussian processes; packet switching; parameter estimation; telecommunication links; telecommunication traffic; Gaussian assumptions; bandwidth allocation; bandwidth estimation; bandwidth wastage; link dimensioning; mean rate estimation; mean transfer rate; off time; on time; on-off traffic sources; packet/cell switching networks; sustainable cell rate; Aggregates; Bandwidth; Buffer overflow; Contracts; Gaussian processes; Standards development; Telecommunication traffic; Thyristors; Traffic control; Upper bound;
Journal_Title :
Communications Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/4234.905940
