Performance evaluation of a multichannel token bus local area network architecture

Author

Wong, Benny CY

Author_Institution

Div. of Command & Control, Defense Res. Establ. Valcartier, Courcelette, Que., Canada

fYear

1989

fDate

1-2 June 1989

Firstpage

226

Lastpage

229

Abstract

A token-based protocol for multichannel local area network architectures is presented. The operation of the multichannel protocol is described, and its performance is evaluated by simulation. The simulation model is briefly described. Through simulation the behavior of the network is analyzed for varying network parameters and traffic load distributions. Discussions on the multichannel protocol´s merits relative to the single channel protocol are provided. It is shown that the protocol offers improved throughput-delay performance with respect to the single channel token bus access protocol and that it also provides for high reliability and simpler network maintenance.<>

Keywords

multi-access systems; protocols; telecommunication traffic; token networks; high reliability; improved throughput-delay performance; multichannel local area network architectures; network parameters; simpler network maintenance; simulation model; token bus protocol; traffic load distributions; Access protocols; Analytical models; Bandwidth; Broadcasting; Command and control systems; Costs; High-speed networks; Local area networks; Maintenance; Telecommunication traffic;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, Computers and Signal Processing, 1989. Conference Proceeding., IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on

Conference_Location

Victoria, BC, Canada

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PACRIM.1989.48345

Filename

48345