Experiments with ATM

Author

Eckberg, A.E. ; Parekh, S.P.

Author_Institution

AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA

fYear

1997

fDate

25-28 May 1997

Firstpage

633

Lastpage

640

Abstract

We describe some of our experiences while evaluating the benefits of using ATM technology in the AT&T international infrastructure. This is one part of the ongoing efforts within AT&T to examine the viability and usefulness of ATM. The experiences reported pertain to the superposition of TCP/IP with VBR video and their end-to-end performance, effective bandwidth and statistical multiplexing of VBR voice-band sources, and simulations using the OPNET software package. The goal of the effort is to derive a set of “optimal” controls for an ATM network to maximize its utilization while meeting the QoS requirements of the user applications

Keywords

asynchronous transfer mode; digital simulation; software packages; telecommunication computing; telecommunication control; telecommunication network management; telecommunication traffic; transport protocols; visual communication; AT&T international infrastructure; ATM experiments; ATM network; OPNET software package; QoS requirements; TCP/IP; VBR video; VBR voice-band sources; bandwidth; end-to-end performance; optimal controls; simulations; statistical multiplexing; traffic management; Asynchronous transfer mode; Bandwidth; Encoding; Laboratories; Switches; TCPIP; Tagging; Testing; Throughput; Virtual colonoscopy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

IEEE ATM Workshop 1997. Proceedings

Conference_Location

Lisboa

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4196-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ATM.1997.624753

Filename

624753