A queueing model for a data station within the IEEE 802.6 MAN

Author

Bisdikian, Chatschik

Author_Institution

IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA

fYear

1992

fDate

13-16 Sep 1992

Firstpage

52

Lastpage

61

Abstract

An exact queuing model for a station that operates within the IEEE 802.6 subnetwork of a metropolitan area network (MAN) is developed. The model reflects the station´s perception of the subnetwork and it has been developed by mapping the media access control (MAC) protocol to a queuing service discipline. The model is a discrete-time single-server queue with two classes of customers served according to a quasi-gated discipline. The one class of customers represents the data packets generated by the station, while the other class represents the requests registered by the station. The model gives useful insight into the operation of the station and it can be used as a cornerstone module for analytical and/or simulation models of the whole IEEE 802.6 subnetwork

Keywords

metropolitan area networks; packet switching; protocols; queueing theory; standards; IEEE 802.6 MAN; MAC protocol; data packets; data station; discrete-time single-server queue; exact queuing model; media access control; metropolitan area network; queuing service; station requests; subnetwork; Access protocols; Analytical models; Electronic mail; Media Access Protocol; Network servers; Network topology; Proposals; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control; USA Councils;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Local Computer Networks, 1992. Proceedings., 17th Conference on

Conference_Location

Minneapolis, MN

Print_ISBN

0-8186-3095-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LCN.1992.228174

Filename

228174