Offered load estimation in a multimedia cable network system

Author

Abi-Nassif, Firass ; Lee, Whay Chiou ; Stavrakakis, Ioannis

Author_Institution

Internet & Networking Group, Motorola Inc., Mansfield, MA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

140

Abstract

The problem of traffic load estimation in a shared-medium contention-based network is investigated and applied to a hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) cable network. In particular, an estimator that utilizes channel feedback to estimate network traffic load is presented. The performance of this estimator is investigated and is enhanced by introducing modifications which provide for a better reaction to load variations

Keywords

access protocols; cable television; feedback; hybrid fibre coax networks; multimedia communication; telecommunication traffic; Data-Over-Cable Interface Specifications; HFC cable network; MAC protocols; cable TV; channel feedback; contention-based media access control protocols; hybrid fiber coaxial cable network; load variations; multimedia cable network system; network traffic load estimation; offered load estimation; performance; shared-medium contention-based network; traffic load estimation; Access protocols; Coaxial cables; Hybrid fiber coaxial cables; Intelligent networks; Media Access Protocol; Multimedia systems; Optical fiber cables; Road accidents; State feedback; Telecommunication traffic;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, 1999. ICC '99. 1999 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5284-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICC.1999.767907

Filename

767907