Fuzzy traffic smoothing: an approach for real-time communication over Ethernet networks

Author

Carpenzano, A. ; Caponetto, R. ; Bello, L. Lo ; Mirabella, O.

Author_Institution

Comput. Eng. & Telecommun. Dept., Catania Univ., Italy

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

241

Lastpage

248

Abstract

The paper presents an improvement on existing dynamic traffic smoothing techniques in two respects. Firstly, here the input parameters for the smoother are both the overall throughput and the number of collisions observed over an interval. Together, these two parameters represent a more complete indicator of the actual network workload. Secondly, here the smoothing action is dynamically gauged according to the actual workload by using a fuzzy controller. Experimental results in a real environment, comprising 11 workstations running the Linux OS and connected via a IOBASE-T Ethernet, are presented, together with a performance comparison with a dynamic smoother in the literature.

Keywords

Unix; controllers; fuzzy control; local area networks; operating systems (computers); Ethernet networks; IOBASE-T Ethernet; Linux OS; fuzzy controller; fuzzy traffic smoothing; performance comparison; real-time communication; Communication system control; Ethernet networks; Fuzzy control; Road accidents; Smoothing methods; Switches; Telecommunication computing; Telecommunication traffic; Throughput; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Factory Communication Systems, 2002. 4th IEEE International Workshop on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7586-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WFCS.2002.1159722

Filename

1159722