Title :
A method for analysing the performance aspects of the fault-tolerance mechanisms in FDDI
Author :
Van Moorsel, Aad P A ; Haverkort, Boudewijn R. ; Niemegeers, Ignas G.
Author_Institution :
Tele-Inf. & Open Syst. Group, Twente Univ., Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
The ability of error recovery mechanisms to make the Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) satisfy real-time performance constraints in the presence of errors is analyzed. A complicating factor in these analyses is the rarity of the error occurrences, which makes direct simulation unattractive. Therefore, a fast simulation technique, called injection simulation, which makes it possible to analyze the performance of FDDI, including its fault tolerance behavior, was developed. The implementation of injection simulation for polling models of FDDI is discussed, along with simulation results
Keywords :
FDDI; digital simulation; fault tolerant computing; performance evaluation; system recovery; FDDI; Fiber Distributed Data Interface; error occurrences; error recovery mechanisms; fast simulation technique; fault-tolerance mechanisms; injection simulation; performance analysis; polling models; real-time performance constraints; Analytical models; Communication networks; Delay; Electronic mail; FDDI; Fault tolerance; Fault tolerant systems; Open systems; Performance analysis; Protocols;
Conference_Titel :
INFOCOM '92. Eleventh Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies, IEEE
Conference_Location :
Florence
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0602-3
DOI :
10.1109/INFCOM.1992.263577
