The power function as a performance and comparison measure for ATM switches

Author

Kolias, Christos ; Kleinrock, Leonard

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1998

fDate

1998

Firstpage

381

Abstract

We apply the notion of power, as has been defined by one of the authors for a general communications system, to ATM switching systems. In general, the power of a system synthesizes basic performance metrics such as the system´s throughput, mean delay and packet loss. This integrated measure can be used to characterize the performance of a system (e.g., identify its optimal operating point) or even to compare it to other systems. We utilize the power function to systematically quantify and compare the performance of ATM switches

Keywords

asynchronous transfer mode; delays; packet switching; queueing theory; ATM switches; ATM switching systems; communications system; comparison measure; crossbar switches; integrated measure; mean delay; multiple-input queueing; optimal operating point; packet loss; performance measure; power function; single-input queues; system performance; throughput; Asynchronous transfer mode; Computer science; Degradation; Delay effects; Power measurement; Switches; Switching systems; System performance; Throughput; Time measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference, 1998. GLOBECOM 1998. The Bridge to Global Integration. IEEE

Conference_Location

Sydney,NSW

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4984-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.1998.775760

Filename

775760