Title :
On the need for frame discard in ATM networks
Author :
Da Fonseca, Nelson L S ; Yunes, Sergio A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Comput., Univ. Estadual de Campinas, Brazil
Abstract :
This paper introduces a novel policing mechanism, called packet leaky bucket, which marks all cells of a frame with the same level of priority. Moreover, it discusses the need for having frame discard mechanisms in ATM networks when frame-oriented policing mechanisms are used.
Keywords :
asynchronous transfer mode; packet switching; telecommunication congestion control; transport protocols; ATM network; frame discard mechanism; frame oriented policing mechanism; packet leaky bucket; priority level; Bandwidth; Counting circuits; Intelligent networks; Probability distribution;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 2003. ICC '03. IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7802-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.2003.1203934
