DFIFO protocol and analysis

To meet the challenge of future communication requirements, the authors explore protocols for communication networks at data rates of 1 to 10 Gb/s, called gigabit networks. In particular, a new protocol, referred to as the distributed first in first out (DFIFO) protocol, is presented. The objectives of this new protocol are to enhance network throughput and reduce media access control (MAC) delay to meet the requirements of gigabit networks. The key concept of the DFIFO protocol is the global time stamp (GTS) scheme, which provides a global timing reference so that data segments in the entire network are ordered in a FIFO manner. By using the destination removal policy, DFIFO is able to use the network bandwidth effectively. The DFIFO protocol simulation model results are provided