Performance analysis of interconnected LANS with server/client configuration

Author

Du, Jiangling ; Deng, Robert H. ; Ko, Chi Chung

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore

fYear

1992

fDate

16-20 Nov 1992

Firstpage

67

Abstract

The authors study the end-to-end performance of interconnected local area networks (LAN) with server/client configuration. The system uses bridges to connect two token-ring LANs through a high-speed communication link. A server station located on one LAN receives requests from client-stations on the same LAN as well as on the remote LAN, processes the requests, and returns responses to the client-stations. The end-to-end connections of the interconnected network are modelled as single-chain and multiple-chain closed queueing systems, which are solved by an iterative algorithm based on the MVA (mean value analysis) method. The performance examples are shown in terms of various system parameters such as the window size, server processing speed and internetwork transmission capacity, and are verified by computer simulations

Keywords

LAN interconnection; queueing theory; closed queueing systems; computer simulations; end-to-end performance; high-speed communication link; interconnected LANS; internetwork transmission capacity; iterative algorithm; mean value analysis; server processing speed; server/client configuration; token-ring; window size; Algorithm design and analysis; Bridges; Internet; Iterative algorithms; LAN interconnection; Local area networks; Network servers; Performance analysis; Queueing analysis; Web server;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Singapore ICCS/ISITA '92. 'Communications on the Move'

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0803-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCS.1992.254938

Filename

254938