Title :
Performance evaluation of a multichannel token bus local area network architecture
Author_Institution :
Div. of Command & Control, Defense Res. Establ. Valcartier, Courcelette, Que., Canada
Abstract :
A token-based protocol for multichannel local area network architectures is presented. The operation of the multichannel protocol is described, and its performance is evaluated by simulation. The simulation model is briefly described. Through simulation the behavior of the network is analyzed for varying network parameters and traffic load distributions. Discussions on the multichannel protocol´s merits relative to the single channel protocol are provided. It is shown that the protocol offers improved throughput-delay performance with respect to the single channel token bus access protocol and that it also provides for high reliability and simpler network maintenance.<>
Keywords :
multi-access systems; protocols; telecommunication traffic; token networks; high reliability; improved throughput-delay performance; multichannel local area network architectures; network parameters; simpler network maintenance; simulation model; token bus protocol; traffic load distributions; Access protocols; Analytical models; Bandwidth; Broadcasting; Command and control systems; Costs; High-speed networks; Local area networks; Maintenance; Telecommunication traffic;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, Computers and Signal Processing, 1989. Conference Proceeding., IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Victoria, BC, Canada
DOI :
10.1109/PACRIM.1989.48345
