Title :
The expected (not worst-case) throughput of the Ethernet protocol
Author :
Choi, Dug-Kyoo ; Kim, B.G.
Author_Institution :
Agency for Defense Dev., Daejon, South Korea
fDate :
3/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The Ethernet protocol is analyzed using a space-time model in which the occurrence of a collision is determined not only by frame arrival times but also by locations of nodes. The space-time model is described, and the expected throughput of the Ethernet protocol is derived assuming that frames arrive by a Poisson process. Numerical results show that the expected throughput can be significantly higher than earlier time-domain results when the spatial dimension a>0.01. This result is attributed to, among other factors, a significant reduction of the vulnerable area
Keywords :
local area networks; performance evaluation; protocols; queueing theory; Ethernet protocol; LAN; Poisson process; collision occurrence, node location; expected throughput; frame arrival times; space-time model; spatial dimension; vulnerable area; Computer science; Ethernet networks; Helium; Local area networks; Performance analysis; Propagation delay; Protocols; Statistics; Throughput; Time domain analysis;
Journal_Title :
Computers, IEEE Transactions on
