Performance evaluation of integrated services telecommunications networks

This dissertation consists of four parts. First, we summarize the major techniques used in performance evaluation. We then survey the recent research on bandwidth allocation for the integrated services network, particularly the broadband network in the framework of performance evaluation. Second, we will present the study of trunk congestion control problem arising in multi-service circuit-switched networks operating under non-hierarchical alternate routing. Third, we will study bandwidth allocation and variation control in the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) network. The impact on network performance due to the varying-bandwidth services will be analyzed. In addition, a bandwidth allocation algorithm will be proposed and evaluated. Finally, we will present the design of a performance measurement system for the Ethernet Local Area Networks (LANs) operating in a multimedia environment. Guidelines for implementation are also presented.