Title :
The worst-case scenario for transmission of synchronous traffic in an FDDI network
Author :
Zhang, Sijing ; Lee, E. Stewart
Author_Institution :
Centre for Commun. Syst. Res., Cambridge Univ., UK
Abstract :
We study the problem of guaranteeing deadlines of synchronous messages with their deadlines no more than periods in an FDDI network. In order to guarantee the transmission of a synchronous message before its deadline, a precise knowledge of the worst-case situation for such transmission is required. This paper studies the worst-case scenario for transmission of a synchronous message in an FDDI network, in which the time elapsed between arrival of the message and completion of its transmission will reach its maximum (i.e., the longest possible interval). A few conditions under which the worst-case situation can happen are formally derived
Keywords :
FDDI; access protocols; data communication; network topology; telecommunication traffic; FDDI network; MAC layer; deadlines guarantee; fibre distributed data interface; logical ring network; medium access control layer; message arrival; message completion; synchronous messages; synchronous traffic transmission; target token rotation time protocol; worst-case scenario; Access protocols; Bandwidth; Communication system traffic; Delay; FDDI; Intelligent networks; Optical fiber communication; Telecommunication traffic; Time factors; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Local Computer Networks, 1999. LCN '99. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lowell, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0309-8
DOI :
10.1109/LCN.1999.802016
