Title :
Fixed versus variable packet sizes in fast packet-switched networks
Author :
Naghshineh, Mahmoud ; Guerin, Roch
Author_Institution :
IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Abstract :
The authors investigate various performance measures of interest, when fast packet-switched networks that operate with either fixed or variable packet sizes are compared. These performance measures include queue length distribution, packet loss probability, and user frame loss probability. The focus is on identifying key parameters that influence the outcome of this comparison, and on quantifying the potential benefits of each approach
Keywords :
packet switching; probability; queueing theory; switching networks; fast packet-switched networks; fixed packet size; packet loss probability; performance measures; queue length distribution; user frame loss probability; variable packet sizes; Analytical models; Intelligent networks; Length measurement; Loss measurement; Packet switching; Performance loss; Pipeline processing; Size measurement;
Conference_Titel :
INFOCOM '93. Proceedings.Twelfth Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies. Networking: Foundation for the Future, IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3580-0
DOI :
10.1109/INFCOM.1993.253356
