Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1999. ICC '99. 1999 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5284-X
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.1999.767907
