Title :
Performance modeling of distributed multiaccess protocols
Author :
Znati, Taieb ; Ni, Lionel M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA
Abstract :
The authors present a general model which can be used to analyze and compare the steady-state behavior of these protocols in a unified manner. The global behavior of a multiaccess protocol for a bus network is characterized by a transmission phase, a resolution phase, and an idle phase. Steady-state equations for a general service distribution are derived for each phase using the method of supplementary variables. The resulting model is then used to determine the steady-state behavior of two classes of networks: those with a finite number of stations and those with a number of stations large enough to be considered infinite. Numerical examples are then given for two specific service distributions to illustrate the effect of specific parameters on the performance of a multiaccess protocol.<>
Keywords :
computer networks; data communication systems; multi-access systems; performance evaluation; protocols; queueing theory; bus network; distributed multiaccess protocols; finite number of stations; general service distribution; global behavior; idle phase; performance modeling; resolution phase; service distributions; steady-state behavior; supplementary variables; transmission phase; Access protocols; Computer architecture; Computer networks; Computer science; Data communication; Distributed computing; Distributed processing; Equations; Marine vehicles; Steady-state;
Conference_Titel :
INFOCOM '88. Networks: Evolution or Revolution, Proceedings. Seventh Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communcations Societies, IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0833-1
DOI :
10.1109/INFCOM.1988.13008
