Simulation of a DQDB MAC protocol with movable boundary and bandwidth balancing mechanisms

Author

Popovich, S. ; Alam, M. ; Bandyopadhyay, S.

Author_Institution

Windsor Univ., Ont., Canada

fYear

1992

fDate

6-9 Apr 1992

Firstpage

118

Lastpage

128

Abstract

Presents a simulation methodology for performance evaluation of the Distributed Queue Dual Bus (DQDB) metropolitan area network (MAN) using NETWORK II.5. This protocol has been adapted as an IEEE 802.6 standard and promises to be a worldwide standard for MANs as a high-speed shared medium access control protocol for voice and data over a dual counter-flowing bus subnetwork. The simulation describes a MAN operating at 155.52 Mbps. The simulation supports a queued arbitration (QA) access method utilizing a single queue and models non-isochronous services. The simulation methodology describes and evaluates the use of the static and movable boundary, bandwidth balancing and broadcasting techniques

Keywords

ISDN; metropolitan area networks; packet switching; performance evaluation; protocols; telecommunication standards; 155.52 Mbit/s; DQDB MAC protocol; Distributed Queue Dual Bus; IEEE 802.6 standard; NETWORK II.5; bandwidth balancing; broadcasting techniques; data communication; dual counter-flowing bus subnetwork; medium access control protocol; metropolitan area network; movable boundary; nonisochronous services; performance evaluation; queued arbitration; simulation methodology; static boundary; voice communication; Access protocols; Bandwidth; Broadcasting; Computer architecture; LAN interconnection; Local area networks; Media Access Protocol; Metropolitan area networks; USA Councils; Wide area networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Simulation Symposium, 1992. Proceedings., 25th Annual

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2765-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SIMSYM.1992.227570

Filename

227570