Title :
A multinomial formulation for efficient simulation of periodic on/off sources
Author :
Freebersyser, James A. ; Townsend, J. Keith
Author_Institution :
Center for Adv. Comput. & Commun., North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA
Abstract :
We develop a system model for estimating the cell loss probability utilizing a traffic source derived from the connection traffic descriptors rather than a stochastic model. We use a multinomial formulation for the Monte Carlo simulation to remove the correlation associated with estimating bursty events. We use importance sampling to increase the efficiency of the simulation. For the experimental examples considered here, the improvement in simulation efficiency compared to conventional Monte Carlo simulation is inversely proportional to the estimate
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; asynchronous transfer mode; probability; simulation; telecommunication networks; telecommunication traffic; Monte Carlo simulation; bursty event estimation; cell loss probability estimation; connection traffic descriptors; efficient simulation; importance sampling; multinomial formulation; periodic on/off sources; simulation efficiency; system model; traffic source; Analysis of variance; Asynchronous transfer mode; Buffer overflow; Computational modeling; Discrete event simulation; Information analysis; Monte Carlo methods; Stochastic systems; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control;
Conference_Titel :
Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems, 1996. MASCOTS '96., Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7235-8
DOI :
10.1109/MASCOT.1996.500997
