Parameter Optimization for Asynchronous Transfer Mode Leaky Bucket Policing Algorithm.

Abstract

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) promises bandwidth on demand with guaranteed quality of service (QoS) to transport and switch broadband integrated services in a statistical shared environment. QoS deals with specified cell-loss probability or cell-delay variation. It is an extremely difficult task to manage different traffic requirements on the same link. For example, a voice application sends data at low rates and is sensitive to transport delay and jitter while a text editing application is typically bursty, requires large buffers, and is not sensitive to transport delay variations. To ensure QoS, some traffic control mechanism is required, and in ATM this process is called Connection Admission Control (CAC). The ATM standards are still evolving and new control mechanisms are being considered for use in ATM. The current ATM policing and admission control standard is based on a continuous fluid flow model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA323139

Entities

People

  • C. J. Warner
  • H. A. Abusalem

Organizations

  • Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Bandwidth
  • Broadband
  • Environment
  • Flow
  • Fluid Flow
  • Heuristic Methods
  • Mathematics
  • Network Protocols
  • Optimization
  • Probability
  • Standards
  • Transport Ships

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking