An analysis tool for predicting performance in an all-optical time division multiplexing data switch

Author

Bergstrom, P.D., Jr. ; Vernon, A.J. ; Ingram, M.A. ; Hughes, J.L.A.

Author_Institution

Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1997

fDate

8-12 Jun 1997

Firstpage

1325

Abstract

Performance of shared memory architectures for optical switching is typically obtained by simulation, and in low packet loss regions is subject to statistical error or excessive computer run times. To obtain a reliable measure of performance, a Markov chain with a small number of states has been developed to model the switch´s behavior. This reduced chain is derived from a full Markov chain which more directly models the switch. Equations to count the number of states for both Markov chains are derived. Packet loss results derived from the reduced Markov chain are compared with simulation results

Keywords

Markov processes; packet switching; photonic switching systems; shared memory systems; Markov chain; all-optical time division multiplexing data switch; analysis tool; excessive computer run times; low packet loss regions; optical switching; predicting performance; shared memory architectures; simulation; statistical error; Computational modeling; Computer errors; Computer simulation; Memory architecture; Optical computing; Optical losses; Optical packet switching; Performance analysis; Performance loss; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, 1997. ICC '97 Montreal, Towards the Knowledge Millennium. 1997 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Montreal, Que.

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3925-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICC.1997.595004

Filename

595004