Message Network Simulation

Abstract

This thesis attempts, through computer simulation, to develop a simplified model of a packet switching data communications network to be able to determine the effects of various system parameters on network performance. The network being modeled consists of a single transmitter and receiver with numerous switching stations. The simplifying assumption is that all the packet switching stations can be reduced to a single virtual network by using an exponentially distributed network transit function. The body of the thesis provides a simple description of real-world packet switching operations, a general overview of the simulation model, and the results and conclusions obtained from the simulation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA530359

Entities

People

  • Kuo-tung Shih

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Communication Networks
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Control Simulators
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Sets
  • Digital Communications
  • Mainframe Computers
  • Network Architecture
  • Network Simulation
  • Packet Loss
  • Packet Switching
  • Simulations
  • Steady State
  • Switching
  • Time Intervals

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Theoretical Analysis.