Title :
Analysis of Delay Time Distributions in Multistage Interconnection Networks Considering Multicast Traffic
Author :
Brenner, Marcus ; Zimmermann, Armin
Author_Institution :
Real-Time Syst. & Robot., Tech. Univ. Berlin, Berlin
Abstract :
Multistage interconnection networks (Banyan networks) are proposed as connections in multiprocessor systems and in high-bandwidth network switches. In order to achieve suitable solutions when designing such networks to fit a given task, performance evaluation plays a crucial part. This paper presents an approximative analytical modeling approach that offers a performance measure (in addition to mean throughputs and delay times) that is considered important in real-time communications scenarios: distribution of delay times, for which no analytically tractable exact method exists.
Keywords :
bandwidth allocation; delays; multicast communication; multistage interconnection networks; telecommunication traffic; Banyan networks; delay time distributions; high-bandwidth network switches; multicast traffic; multiprocessor systems; multistage interconnection networks; real-time communications; Analytical models; Communication switching; Delay effects; Multiprocessing systems; Multiprocessor interconnection networks; Performance analysis; Switches; Telecommunication traffic; Throughput; Traffic control; Multistage interconnection networks; Quality of Service; delay distributions; multicasting; performance analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Network Computing and Applications, 2008. NCA '08. Seventh IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Cambridge, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3192-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3192-2
DOI :
10.1109/NCA.2008.35