Title :
Performance of high priority traffic on a token bus network
Author :
Genter, Wayne L. ; Vastola, Kenneth S.
Author_Institution :
Alcoa Tech. Center, PA, USA
Abstract :
The authors propose a cost equation to measure the performance of a communications network handling several classes of disparate data. Specifically, it accounts for how well the network is satisfying the time-constraint requirements of each class of data. To compute this measure for the token-passing bus, the authors develop the necessary analysis to compute the queue statistics and delay distribution for the highest priority class. This analysis is based on the formulation of an M/G/1 vacation model with a gated limited server. Results are provided from a simulation study of this model to validate the analysis
Keywords :
queueing theory; telecommunication traffic; token networks; M/G/1 vacation model; cost equation; data classes; delay distribution; disparate data; gated limited server; high priority traffic; queue statistics; token bus network; token-passing bus; traffic performance; Communication networks; Costs; Delay; Distributed computing; Equations; Queueing analysis; Statistical analysis; Statistical distributions; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control;
Conference_Titel :
Decision and Control, 1988., Proceedings of the 27th IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Austin, TX
DOI :
10.1109/CDC.1988.194575
