Title :
Performance of integrated services on a high speed multimedia network
Author :
Wang, Y.H. ; Chen, L.K. ; Cheung, K.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong
Abstract :
We study the performance of integrated services on a multiaccess integrated bus/ring network called the ACTA (Adaptive Cycle Tunable Access) network. It is based on an adaptive variation of the cycle lengths according to the network load. The multimedia traffic characteristics are first discussed. We then present a simulation study of the integration of voice/video/data traffic on the ACTA network. The results show that the ACTA network can support multiple services very well, thus, it can serve as a low-cost stand-alone multimedia LAN/MAN or a traffic concentrator for ATM networks
Keywords :
data communication; digital simulation; local area networks; metropolitan area networks; multi-access systems; multimedia communication; network topology; simulation; telecommunication traffic; visual communication; voice communication; ACTA; ACTA network; ATM networks; Adaptive Cycle Tunable Access; Adaptive Cycle Tunable Access network; cycle lengths; data traffic; high speed multimedia network; integrated services performance; multiaccess integrated bus/ring network; multimedia LAN/MAN; network load; simulation study; traffic characteristics; traffic concentrator; traffic integration; video traffic; voice traffic; Access protocols; Adaptive systems; Communications technology; FDDI; Intserv networks; Local area networks; Telecommunication computing; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control; Video compression;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference, 1995. GLOBECOM '95., IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2509-5
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.1995.502037
