Title :
A distributed adaptive protocol providing real-time services on WDM-based LANs
Author :
Yan, Anlu ; Ganz, Aura ; Krishna, C.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Massachusetts Univ., Amherst, MA, USA
fDate :
6/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We consider the problem of supporting multiple classes of real-time and nonreal-time traffic on a WDM-based local-area network. We present a demand-adaptive algorithm which schedules transmissions according to the quality-of-service requirements of the various traffic classes. The algorithm requires one control channel, on which a single token circulates. This token is used both as a means of communicating status information between the nodes and of controlling access to each of the multiple channels. Numerical examples are provided to illustrate the performance of the algorithm
Keywords :
distributed algorithms; optical fibre LAN; real-time systems; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM-based LANs; WDM-based local-area network; demand-adaptive algorithm; distributed adaptive protocol; multiple channels; nonreal-time traffic; quality-of-service requirements; real-time services; single token circulation; status information; traffic classes; Access protocols; Communication system control; Communication system traffic control; Local area networks; Optical fiber LAN; Quality of service; Sampling methods; Telecommunication traffic; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
