MAGNET II: a metropolitan area network based on asynchronous time sharing

Author

Lazar, Aurel A. ; Temple, Adam T. ; Gidron, Rafael

Author_Institution

Center for Telecommun. Res., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA

Volume

8

Issue

8

fYear

1990

fDate

10/1/1990 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1582

Lastpage

1594

Abstract

MAGNET II is a testbed for integrated networks. It was designed and implemented based on requirements of real-time network management and control. Quality-of-service requirements explicitly appear in the design specifications of the network on the media access level. Switching is based on the concept of asynchronous time sharing. The core of the network distinguishes between three traffic classes. The quality of service of these classes is monitored and controlled by the traffic-control architecture of the network. Monitoring is supported by observation units distributed throughout the system. The main network resources, switching bandwidth, communication bandwidth, and buffer space, are observable and controllable

Keywords

computer networks; computerised monitoring; electronic equipment testing; telecommunication network management; telecommunication traffic; telecommunications control; MAGNET II; MAN; asynchronous time sharing; metropolitan area network; quality of service; real-time network management; testbed; traffic-control architecture; Bandwidth; Communication switching; Communication system control; Communication system traffic control; Magnetic cores; Metropolitan area networks; Monitoring; Quality of service; Testing; Time sharing computer systems;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/49.62836

Filename

62836