Title :
A combined token/random access protocol for high-speed LAN/MAN ring networks
Author :
Mark, Jon W. ; Lee, Byoung-Joon ; Mark, Brian L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
A distributed token access protocol for servicing synchronous and asynchronous traffic on a ring network is described. A random access mode is superimposed to enhance network efficiency by utilising the slack capacity not attainable by the basic distributed token access mode. The resultant combined token/random access (CTRA) protocol handles synchronous and asynchronous transmissions on a pure packet-switching basis. A salient feature of the add-on random access mode is the provision of concurrent transmission by the participating stations whenever the opportunity presents itself. Numerical results demonstrate the effectiveness of the CTRA protocol
Keywords :
access protocols; local area networks; metropolitan area networks; packet switching; performance evaluation; telecommunication traffic; token networks; CTRA protocol; asynchronous traffic; capacity; combined token/random access protocol; concurrent transmission; distributed token access protocol; high-speed LAN/MAN; network efficiency; numerical results; packet switching; performance evaluation; random access mode; ring networks; synchronous traffic; ANSI standards; Access protocols; Degradation; FDDI; Local area networks; Media Access Protocol; Multiaccess communication; Propagation delay; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1994. ICC '94, SUPERCOMM/ICC '94, Conference Record, 'Serving Humanity Through Communications.' IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1825-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.1994.368795
