Title :
Modelling the management channel traffic of a synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH) network
Author :
Ip, Wah-Hing ; Marshall, Alan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Queen´´s Univ., Belfast, UK
Abstract :
In this paper, an analysis of the traffic load presented to the Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) management channel is described. Through a study of operational SDH networks, the traffic patterns on the management channel have been found to conform generally to a number of generic profiles. Computer simulation models of SDH network elements and their associated manager have been developed and used to characterize the behaviour of the management network. The paper also describes the simulation results for the performance of the management network when the traffic network is operating under normal and alarm conditions, for a ring topology of different network sizes
Keywords :
synchronous digital hierarchy; telecommunication computing; telecommunication network management; telecommunication traffic; management channel; management channel traffic; management network; ring topology; synchronous digital hierarchy; traffic load; Communication system traffic control; Computer network management; Engineering management; Identity management systems; Routing; Synchronous digital hierarchy; Telecommunication network management; Telecommunication network topology; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control;
Conference_Titel :
Network Operations and Management Symposium, 1998. NOMS 98., IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4351-4
DOI :
10.1109/NOMS.1998.654464
