Title :
Buffer sizing at a host in an ATM network
Author :
Smith, Donald E. ; Chao, H. Jonathan
Author_Institution :
Bellcore, Red Bank, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The authors develop a queuing model of a buffer that collects cells for reassembly into packets for a protocol layer above the asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) layer. Whenever the buffer fills with all packets incomplete, a packet must be sacrificed to make room for others. The queuing model estimates the equilibrium fraction of packets sacrificed. Applications to sizing the buffer for a prescribed loss probability are given
Keywords :
asynchronous transfer mode; queueing theory; telecommunication networks; ATM network; broadband terminal adaptor; buffer sizing; host; packet loss probability; protocol layer; queuing model; virtual channel queue; Asynchronous transfer mode; Chaos; Communication switching; Computer displays; Intelligent networks; Packet switching; Springs; Switches; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control;
Conference_Titel :
INFOCOM '92. Eleventh Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies, IEEE
Conference_Location :
Florence
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0602-3
DOI :
10.1109/INFCOM.1992.263546
