An analysis of noise in timing-based communications over local area networks

Author

Miller, James B. ; McEachen, John C. ; Loomis, Herschel H., Jr. ; Tope, Michael A. ; Copeland, Daniel B.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Naval Postgraduate Sch., Monterey, CA, USA

Volume

5

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Abstract

In a communications channel based on the timing of information, noise is introduced by any delay of the information as it is transmitted across the network. We examine this noise by measuring the deviation of timing differences as packets are transmitted across local area networks. Parameters affecting these timing differences are determined to include the operating system, the level of background network traffic, and the performance characteristics of the host computer and network.

Keywords

Unix; local area networks; network operating systems; noise; packet switching; performance evaluation; telecommunication channels; timing; traffic; LAN; Linux operating systems; Windows operating systems; background network traffic; delay; host computer performance; information timing; local area networks; network performance; noise analysis; operating system; packet transmission; performance characteristics; time-modulated communications channel; timing differences measurement; timing-based communications; Communication channels; Computer networks; Intelligent networks; Local area networks; Operating systems; Propagation delay; Telecommunication traffic; Timing; Traffic control; Working environment noise;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Circuits and Systems, 2002. ISCAS 2002. IEEE International Symposium on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7448-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISCAS.2002.1010625

Filename

1010625