Configuration and performance issues in the MetaNet design

Author

Yener, Bülent ; Ofek, Yoram ; Yung, Moti

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

19-22 Sep 1993

Firstpage

291

Lastpage

299

Abstract

Various virtual embedding configurations for the MetaNet architecture are examined. The suggested embedding structures are compared and contrasted, and design parameters and their trade-off are identified. Fairness is used as a mechanism to ensure that the network internally will not be overloaded. Therefore, packets can be sent from source to destination on a route which is close to the shortest path. The routing on the MetaNet is a variant of deflection routing. It makes online routing decisions based on the local flow of traffic (load conditions). MetaNet routing is along a global sense of direction, which guarantees that packets will reach their destinations. This method is called convergence routing. The MetaNet is a LAN/MAN architecture with an "arbitrary topology" (i.e., a switch-based LAN)

Keywords

local area networks; metropolitan area networks; performance evaluation; LAN/MAN architecture; MetaNet design; arbitrary topology; configuration issues; convergence routing; design parameters; fairness; load conditions; local flow of traffic; online routing decisions; performance issues; switch-based LAN; virtual embedding configurations; Bandwidth; Broadcasting; Computer networks; Convergence; Distributed computing; Fault tolerance; Local area networks; Network topology; Routing; Telecommunication traffic;

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.1993.591236

Filename

591236