Title :
Frame loss due to buffer overflows in fast packet networks
Author :
Bhargava, Amit ; Hluchyj, Michael G.
Author_Institution :
Codex Corp., Mansfield, MA, USA
Abstract :
An analytical method is derived to estimate the protocol data unit (PDU) frame loss probability as a function of buffer size when identical sources are multiplexed on a fast packet link. The generation of PDUs from each source is governed by an on-off source model, and upper and lower bounds on the frame loss probability are derived. The analysis takes into account the correlated nature of fast packet losses within a PDU due to buffer overflows. The required buffer size for a given frame loss probability is directly proportional to the expected PDU frame length, and the loss probability decreases exponentially with increasing buffer size
Keywords :
packet switching; PDU frame loss probability; analytical method; buffer overflows; fast packet networks; protocol data unit; Communication networks; Communication switching; Communication system traffic control; Context modeling; Error correction; Intelligent networks; Packet switching; Performance loss; Relays; Traffic control;
Conference_Titel :
INFOCOM '90, Ninth Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communication Societies. The Multiple Facets of Integration. Proceedings, IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2049-8
DOI :
10.1109/INFCOM.1990.91242
