Experimental determination of network quality of service in Ethernet: UDP, OPC, and VPN

Author

Parrott, J.T. ; Moyne, J.R. ; Tilbury, D.M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mech. Eng., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI

fYear

2006

fDate

14-16 June 2006

Abstract

As network speeds continue to increase, the delays at the application layers can become more important than the delays on the network. These delays can be significant for control system applications, but are not often specified. Network protocol standards are often more focused on transmission reliability and correctness than on transmission delays. For many control system applications, timeliness is more important than accuracy. Recognizing the importance of the application-layer delays, this paper presents the results of a series of experiments on the quality of service in Ethernet networks. For UDP, OPC, and VPN communications, the end-to-end time delays are measured and characterized. The different factors that contribute to the delays are discussed. The paper concludes with some comments on future research directions

Keywords

local area networks; quality of service; transport protocols; virtual private networks; Ethernet networks; OPC communication; UDP communication; VPN communication; application-layer delays; control system applications; end-to-end time delays; network protocol standards; network quality of service; transmission delays; Communication system control; Communication system traffic control; Control systems; Delay effects; Ethernet networks; Intelligent networks; Quality of service; Throughput; Time measurement; Virtual private networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

American Control Conference, 2006

Conference_Location

Minneapolis, MN

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0209-3

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0209-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ACC.2006.1657491

Filename

1657491