DocumentCode
1155176
Title
Star Local Area Networks: A Performance Study
Author
Kamal, Ahmed E.
Author_Institution
Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta
Issue
4
fYear
1987
fDate
4/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
483
Lastpage
499
Abstract
In this paper we study local area networks based on the star topology. We consider different access protocols used for communication over star networks. The study is concerned with network performance. We present models for the analysis of existing star network protocols. We also propose a new access protocol for star networks. The protocol has a performance that is very close to perfect scheduling. It is based on using the semaphore mechanism for bandwidth sharing. We also present an exact performance model for this protocol.
Keywords
Access protocols; local area networks; mean transfer delay; modeling and analysis; performance evaluation; simulation; star networks; throughput; Access protocols; Analytical models; Bandwidth; Local area networks; Network topology; Optical fiber LAN; Optical fiber networks; Performance analysis; Throughput; Token networks; Access protocols; local area networks; mean transfer delay; modeling and analysis; performance evaluation; simulation; star networks; throughput;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computers, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9340
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TC.1987.1676930
Filename
1676930
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