Title :
A performance evaluation of connectionless overlay networks for ATM
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Aachen Univ. of Technol., Germany
Abstract :
Introducing the asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) causes a backwards compatibility problem, because ATM is connection-oriented whereas most of today´s LANs are connectionless. Interconnection can be achieved by the use of connectionless servers (CLS). These servers together with a number of preestablished virtual circuits form a connectionless overlay network on top of ATM. In this paper we evaluate overlay networks that differ in number location and interconnection of CLSs by computation of mean cell delay and link load
Keywords :
LAN interconnection; asynchronous transfer mode; delays; optimisation; telecommunication network routing; ATM; LANs; asynchronous transfer mode; backwards compatibility problem; connectionless overlay networks; connectionless servers; interconnection; link load; mean cell delay; number location; performance evaluation; virtual circuits; Asynchronous transfer mode; Computer networks; Delay; Integrated circuit interconnections; LAN emulation; LAN interconnection; Network servers; Protocols; Standardization; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
INFOCOM '97. Sixteenth Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies. Driving the Information Revolution., Proceedings IEEE
Conference_Location :
Kobe
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7780-5
DOI :
10.1109/INFCOM.1997.635125
