Title :
Interconnected ring networks: a performance study
Author :
Ramakrishnan, Sub ; Thondapu, Pratap
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Bowling Green State Univ., OH, USA
Abstract :
The authors investigate the performance of multiple ring networks interconnected via bridges to a backbone ring. The networks use the IEEE 802.5 protocol. The model characterizes the behavior of the IEEE 802.2 protocol used at the logical link control layer. The primary performance measures are throughput and delay. The network carries only interring traffic. The model considers homogeneous traffic environments. It is shown that the protocol throughput is critically dependent on the window size and the buffer size at the intervening bridges
Keywords :
performance evaluation; protocols; telecommunications computing; token networks; IEEE 802.2; IEEE 802.5 protocol; backbone ring; bridges; buffer size; delay; homogeneous traffic environments; interconnected ring networks; logical link control layer; multiple ring networks; performance study; throughput; window size; Access protocols; Bridges; Buffer storage; Communication system traffic control; Computational modeling; Delay; Internet; Spine; Throughput; Traffic control;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference, 1991. Proceedings., Winter
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0181-1
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.1991.185678
