Congestion control and prevention in ATM networks

Author

Hong, Duke ; Suda, Tatsuya

Author_Institution

California Univ., Irvine, CA, USA

Volume

5

Issue

4

fYear

1991

fDate

7/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

10

Lastpage

16

Abstract

Some of the congestion control methods commonly considered suitable for an ATM (asynchronous transfer mode) network are surveyed. Call-level control, which provides preventive control by regulating the admission of new calls into the network, is first discussed. The concept of equivalent bandwidth is defined, and the sharing of network information is discussed. Admission control schemes are described. Methods for cell-level control, which avoids short term congestion, are considered. Included are call admittance, bandwidth policing, and rate control, as well as priority schemes that provide multiple grades of service with ATM.<>

Keywords

ISDN; broadband networks; time division multiplexing; ATM networks; B-ISDN; admission control; asynchronous transfer mode; bandwidth policing; broadband ISDN; call admittance; cell-level control; congestion control; congestion prevention; equivalent bandwidth; network information sharing; priority schemes; rate control; Asynchronous transfer mode; Bandwidth; Communication system traffic control; ISDN; Inductors; Intelligent networks; Propagation delay; Quality of service; Telecommunication traffic; Videoconference;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Network, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0890-8044

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/65.93180

Filename

93180