Title :
A new approach for enhancing the throughput capability of a synchronous bus LAN
Author :
Kuroyanagi, Noriyoshi
Author_Institution :
Tokyo Eng. Univ., Japan
Abstract :
An original media access protocol called CAST (counting access to synchronous time slots) is proposed. This protocol can be implemented over a synchronous bus local area network (LAN). CAST uses a simple algorithm by which each station can recognize its turn of access by counting either the number of data packets or the number of idle pulses sent from all preceding stations. The throughput versus transfer time performance of a CAST LAN is better than that of other LANs, and it can be verified by performance analysis. Other useful features are an integrated voice and data capability, a high-connection portability, and reliability. A hardware model is also discussed
Keywords :
computer interfaces; local area networks; protocols; synchronisation; CAST LAN; algorithm; counting access to synchronous time slots; data packets; hardware model; high-connection portability; integrated voice and data; local area network; media access protocol; performance analysis; reliability; synchronous bus LAN; throughput; transfer time performance; Access protocols; Circuits; Computer network reliability; Computer networks; Delay effects; Hardware; Local area networks; Media Access Protocol; Telecommunication network reliability; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunications Symposium, 1990. ITS '90 Symposium Record., SBT/IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Rio de Janeiro
DOI :
10.1109/ITS.1990.175606
