A performance evaluation of emerging Ethernet technologies: switched/high-speed/full-duplex Ethernet and Ethernet LAN emulation over ATM

Author

Rindos, Andrew ; Woolet, Steven ; Nicholson, Larry ; Vouk, Mladen

Author_Institution

Networking Hardware Div., IBM Corp., Research Triangle Park, NC, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

11-14 Apr 1996

Firstpage

401

Lastpage

404

Abstract

The advent of switched LAN and ATM technology is dramatically altering today´s networking environment. Given the preponderance of existing Ethernet networks today, high-speed, switched and/or full-duplex Ethernet and Ethernet LAN emulation over ATM are extremely important, as is bridging between Ethernet and ATM. We evaluate the performance of these newly emerging technologies, using measurements from actual Ethernet and ATM products. The specific technologies evaluated include: 10 and 100 Mbps Ethernet, switched or unswitched, half-duplex or full-duplex; Ethernet LAN emulation over ATM (with comparisons to token ring LAN emulation); bridging between Ethernet and ATM, comparing a native Ethernet server vs. an ATM server. A mathematical model is presented to explain observed performance

Keywords

asynchronous transfer mode; local area networks; network servers; performance evaluation; switching networks; ATM products; ATM server; Ethernet LAN emulation over ATM; Ethernet products; Ethernet server; Ethernet technologies; Ethernet-ATM bridging; full-duplex Ethernet; half-duplex Ethernet; high-speed Ethernet; mathematical model; measurements; networking environment; performance evaluation; switched Ethernet; switched LAN; token ring LAN emulation; unswitched Ethernet; Asynchronous transfer mode; Ethernet networks; Hardware; LAN emulation; Local area networks; Network servers; Protocols; Switches; Throughput; Token networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Southeastcon '96. Bringing Together Education, Science and Technology., Proceedings of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Tampa, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3088-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SECON.1996.510098

Filename

510098