Buffer allocation for frame reassembly and queueing in ATM networks

Author

Humblet, Pierre A. ; Lee, Whay C. ; Hluchyj, Michael G.

Author_Institution

MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

12-16 Jun 1994

Firstpage

510

Abstract

Buffer allocation for frame reassembly and queueing in the destination node of an ATM subnetwork supporting multiple frame relay connections is examined. The finite peak rate of a frame relay connection is explicitly modeled and shown to be an important factor in buffer sizing. Specifically, the average number of buffers required is shown to be large when many low-peak-rate frame relay connections are multiplexed for delivery to a single high-speed frame relay interface port, but the tail of the distribution is determined only by aggregate traffic statistics

Keywords

asynchronous transfer mode; buffer storage; frame relay; packet switching; queueing theory; telecommunication traffic; ATM networks; ATM subnetwork; aggregate traffic statistics; buffer allocation; buffer sizing; destination node; finite peak rate; frame reassembly; high-speed frame relay interface port; multiple frame relay connections; multiplexing; queueing; Aggregates; Asynchronous transfer mode; Feeds; Frame relay; Intelligent networks; Probability distribution; Queueing analysis; Random variables; Statistical distributions; Traffic control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

INFOCOM '94. Networking for Global Communications., 13th Proceedings IEEE

Conference_Location

Toronto, Ont.

Print_ISBN

0-8186-5570-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/INFCOM.1994.337692

Filename

337692