A simulation model of a uniform interface for layered protocol architectures

Author

Marsan, M. Ajmone ; Rossi, G.P. ; Salvi, F.

Author_Institution

Dipartimento di Sci. dell´´Inf., Milano Univ., Italy

fYear

1989

fDate

11-13 Dec 1989

Firstpage

152

Lastpage

161

Abstract

A simulation model of an interface in a layered protocol architecture, such as the one defined by the Open Systems Interconnection Basic Reference Model, is presented. The interface is designed to operate between any two protocol layers, and to relieve the protocol machines of the management of data unit queues. The simulation model is developed using PROTOB, an object-oriented simulation environment based on Prot nets, a class of colored Petri nets with timed transitions. Different buffer allocation policies in the interface are compared by showing their simulated performance results

Keywords

Petri nets; modelling; protocols; Open Systems Interconnection Basic Reference Model; PROTOB; Prot nets; buffer allocation policies; colored Petri nets; layered protocol architectures; object-oriented simulation environment; simulation model; timed transitions; uniform interface; Communication networks; Communication standards; Computational modeling; Computer languages; Computer simulation; Object oriented modeling; Open systems; Packaging; Petri nets; Protocols;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Petri Nets and Performance Models, 1989. PNPM89., Proceedings of the Third International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Kyoto

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PNPM.1989.68549

Filename

68549