INFONET project: a flexible MAN architecture for very high throughput ATM communications

Author

Baiocchi, A. ; Carosi, M. ; Listanti, M. ; Pacifici, G. ; Roveri, A. ; Winkler, R.

Author_Institution

Rome Univ., Italy

fYear

1989

fDate

27-30 Nov 1989

Firstpage

1660

Abstract

The authors discuss INFONET II, a LAN/MAN (local/metropolitan area network) optical fiber architecture conceived to integrate the isochronous and nonisochronous traffic handling in an ATM (asynchronous transfer mode) environment. They present a new access protocol for nonisochronous traffic which has the goal of improving the throughput/delay performances of the early version of Infonet. The main issues addressed are the network structure, the arrangement of the physical interface of the network stations, the MAC procedure, and the overload control mechanism. A case study is considered to evaluate the network´s performance

Keywords

computer networks; time division multiplexing; ATM communications; INFONET II; LAN; MAC procedure; MAN architecture; asynchronous transfer mode; delay performance; isochronous traffic; network stations; network structure; nonisochronous traffic; optical fiber architecture; overload control; physical interface; throughput; Access protocols; Asynchronous transfer mode; Communication system traffic control; Delay; Local area networks; Metropolitan area networks; Optical fibers; Performance evaluation; Telecommunication traffic; Throughput;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference and Exhibition 'Communications Technology for the 1990s and Beyond' (GLOBECOM), 1989. IEEE

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.1989.64226

Filename

64226