DocumentCode
1827933
Title
On the effectiveness of priorities in token ring for multimedia traffic
Author
Bisdikian, Chatschik C. ; Patel, Baiju ; Schaffa, Frank ; Willebeek-LeMair, Marc
Author_Institution
IBM T.J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
fYear
1993
fDate
19-22 Sep 1993
Firstpage
25
Lastpage
31
Abstract
The suitability of IEEE 802.5 token ring LANs for the transport of multimedia traffic is examined. The token ring priority mechanisms and end-station queuing policies are studied in order to understand their effect on the delay characteristics of multimedia traffic. The multimedia traffic is modeled as isochronous data streams. Simulation results are presented to illustrate the access and queuing delays under various load conditions and traffic mixes
Keywords
delays; local area networks; multimedia communication; performance evaluation; queueing theory; token networks; IEEE 802.5 token ring LANs; delay characteristics; end-station queuing policies; isochronous data streams; multimedia traffic; queuing delays; simulation; Communication networks; Costs; Delay; Multimedia systems; Quality of service; Resource management; Streaming media; Telecommunication traffic; Token networks; Traffic control;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Local Computer Networks, 1993., Proceedings., 18th Conference on
Conference_Location
Minneapolis, MN
ISSN
0742-1303
Print_ISBN
0-8186-4510-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LCN.1993.591180
Filename
591180
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