A Methodology for Analyzing a Multipurpose Concentrator in a Priority Environment.
Abstract
This technical note describes some operating characteristics of a multipurpose concentrator for a switch and a method for analyzing such a concentrator in a priority environment. Messages from several classes are buffered by the concentrator and subsequently released to the switch, on a call (intermittent) basis, in accordance with two rules. In the first rule, release is based on the number of messages in a buffer. In the second rule, a message is not allowed to remain in the buffer longer than a prespecified amount of time. For each rule, analytic expressions for the waiting time of an arriving message at the buffer and the arrival rate into the switch are given. Analogous expressions are given for the case in which one class of message is given priority over all the others. That is, the buffer is released under the rules described above when the appropriate levels for the priority messages have been reached. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- ADA014510
Entities
People
- M. J. Fischer
- P. A. Vena
Organizations
- Defense Information Systems Agency