Title :
DQDB simulation and MAC protocol analysis
Author_Institution :
Hewlett Packard Labs., Bristol, UK
fDate :
4/27/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The distributed queue dual bus (DQDB) metropolitan area network (MAN) is currently being standardised by IEEE 802.6. The author reports on a characteristic of the DQDB MAC protocol, found using simulation, which causes the end stations to experience higher delays than the middle stations under certain conditions. One mechanism is described to explain the phenomenon along with a modification to improve the protocol´s behaviour.
Keywords :
data communication systems; delays; digital communication systems; packet switching; protocols; queueing theory; telecommunication networks; television standards; DQDB simulation; IEEE 802.6; MAC protocol analysis; MAN; TV standards; data transmission; distributed queue dual bus; metropolitan area network; packet delay; simulation; standardisation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19890419
