Title :
A dual-ring LAN for integrated voice/video/data services
Author :
Mark, Jon W. ; Lee, Byoung-Joon
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
A media access control (MAC) protocol for integrated services on a dual-ring high-speed LAN is proposed. The protocol supports real-time synchronous voice and video services and multilevel priority asynchronous data traffic types using a packet-switched operation. The most important service requirement for packetized real-time traffic is guaranteed periodic access to the network with a small delay variation. The requirement is met by periodic generation of synchronous service tokens. The effect of service interruptions due to the synchronous traffic, i.e. voice and video, on the asynchronous data traffic is investigated by means of analytical and simulation methods
Keywords :
data communication systems; local area networks; packet switching; protocols; token networks; visual communication; voice communication; MAC protocol; dual-ring LAN; integrated voice/video/data services; media access control; packet-switched operation; Access protocols; Analytical models; Communication system traffic control; Intserv networks; Local area networks; Media Access Protocol; Speech analysis; Synchronous generators; Telecommunication traffic; 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.1990.91331
