Title :
Scheduling disciplines for HFC systems: what can we learn from ATM scheduling?
Author :
Sala, D. ; Limb, J.O.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA
Abstract :
The support of multimedia traffic with different quality of service (QoS) requirements on an integrated network has proven to be difficult. It requires simple design of conceptually complex mechanisms. We study the application of proposed ATM scheduling disciplines to a hybrid fiber/coaxial (HFC) system. Switching networks are based on point-to-point communication links whereas HFC is a shared medium. If we can show that the structural differences between the environments do not affect the functionality of the scheduler a great amount of knowledge on supporting QoS can be imported to HFC systems from switching studies. As an example self clock fair queueing (SCFQ) is embedded in an HFC system. Simulation results show that the scheduler maintains its capabilities in guaranteeing the QoS in the HFC system
Keywords :
asynchronous transfer mode; coaxial cables; multimedia communication; optical fibre networks; queueing theory; scheduling; switching networks; telecommunication congestion control; telecommunication traffic; ATM scheduling disciplines; HFC systems; connection admission control; hybrid fiber/coaxial system; integrated network; multimedia traffic; point to point communication links; quality of service; self clock fair queueing; simulation results; switching networks; switching studies; Bandwidth; Buildings; Command and control systems; Computer architecture; File servers; Multimedia systems; Network servers; Protocols; Software libraries; Video on demand;
Conference_Titel :
Community Networking, 1996. Proceedings., 3rd International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Antwerpen
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3304-7
DOI :
10.1109/CN.1996.534634
