Title :
Animated simulations of media access protocols in local area networks
Author :
Uhl, T. ; Ulmer, J.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Telecommun., Flensburg, Germany
fDate :
31 Jan-2 Feb 1994
Abstract :
Three tools for the graphical simulation of media access protocols are presented. The media access protocols concerned are CSMA/CD (Ethernet, IEEE 802.3), FDDI (IEEE 802.5) and DQDB (IEEE 802.6). The object of the tools is to explain the principle of the protocols by using graphics and motion-pictures on a computer display. Several states of the systems can be modelled, for example collisions (CSMA/CD) or link faults (FDDI). In the case of CSMA/CD and DQDB, it is also possible for the programs to carry out a simulation with the evaluation of performance aspects
Keywords :
FDDI; carrier sense multiple access; computer animation; digital simulation; engineering graphics; local area networks; performance evaluation; protocols; telecommunication standards; telecommunications computing; CSMA/CD; DQDB; Ethernet; FDDI; IEEE 802.3; IEEE 802.5; IEEE 802.6; animated simulations; collision modelling; computer display; link faults; local area networks; media access protocols; motion-pictures; performance evaluation; Access protocols; Animation; Computational modeling; Computer displays; Ethernet networks; FDDI; Intelligent networks; Local area networks; Media Access Protocol; Optical fiber networks;
Conference_Titel :
Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems, 1994., MASCOTS '94., Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Durham, NC
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-5292-6
DOI :
10.1109/MASCOT.1994.284378
