Title :
Backward explicit congestion notification for ATM local area networks
Author_Institution :
Adaptive Div., NET, Redwood City, CA, USA
fDate :
29 Nov-2 Dec 1993
Abstract :
The application of backward explicit congestion notification (BECN) to an ATM LAN is investigated in order to support the dynamic sharing of bandwidth between high-speed, bursty, data traffic sources. The results of a simulation study are presented which suggest that a BECN mechanism may provide simple and effective traffic management for an ATM LAN or campus backbone network of up to at least 50 km diameter. Cell loss due to congestion may be prevented and a link utilization in excess of 80% may be maintained with only 0.08% of the link bandwidth, per active source, carrying backward congestion notification traffic during a congestion event
Keywords :
asynchronous transfer mode; data communication systems; local area networks; packet switching; performance evaluation; queueing theory; telecommunication network management; telecommunication traffic; ATM local area networks; BECN; LAN; backward congestion notification traffic; backward explicit congestion notification; campus backbone network; cell loss; dynamic sharing; high-speed bursty data traffic; link utilization; traffic management; Asynchronous transfer mode; B-ISDN; Bandwidth; Local area networks; Media Access Protocol; Spine; Telecommunication traffic; Topology; Traffic control; Video sharing;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference, 1993, including a Communications Theory Mini-Conference. Technical Program Conference Record, IEEE in Houston. GLOBECOM '93., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Houston, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0917-0
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.1993.318176
