Channel access schemes and fiber optic configurations for integrated-services local area networks. Ph.D. Thesis

Local Area Networks are in common use for data communications and have enjoyed great success. Recently, there is a growing interest in using a single network to support many applications in addition to traditional data traffic. These additional applications introduce new requirements in terms of volume of traffic and real-time delivery of data which are not met by existing networks. To satisfy these requirements, a high-bandwidth tranmission medium, such as fiber optics, and a distributed channel access scheme for the efficient sharing of the bandwidth among the various applications are needed. As far as the throughput-delay requirements of the various application are concerned, a network structure along with a distributed channel access are proposed which incorporate appropriate scheduling policies for the transmission of outstanding messages on the network. A dynamic scheduling policy was devised which outperforms all existing policies in terms of minimizing the expected cost per message. A broadcast mechanism was devised for the efficient dissemination of all relevant information. Fiber optic technology is considered for the high-bandwidth transmisison medium.

[1]  R. Binder,et al.  General purpose packet satellite networks , 1978, Proceedings of the IEEE.

[2]  Marco Ajmone Marsan,et al.  Integrated voice and data network , 1982, Comput. Commun..

[3]  Fouad A. Tobagi,et al.  Demand Assignment Multiple Access Schemes in Broadcast Bus Local Area Networks , 1984, IEEE Transactions on Computers.

[4]  A F Milton,et al.  Optical access couplers and a comparison of multiterminal fiber communication systems. , 1976, Applied optics.

[5]  J. D. DeTreville.  A simulation-based comparison of voice transmission on CSMA/CD networks and on token buses , 1984, AT&T Bell Laboratories Technical Journal.

[6]  N. F. Maxemchuk,et al.  A variation on CSMA/CD that yields movable TDM slots in integrated voice/data local networks , 1982, The Bell System Technical Journal.

[7]  John E. Midwinter.  First-Generation Trunk Transmission Systems: Capabilities and Limitations , 1983, IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun..

[8]  Donald F. Towsley,et al.  Window Random Access Protocols for Local Computer Networks , 1982, IEEE Transactions on Computers.

[9]  Fouad A. Tobagi,et al.  Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Message-Based Priority Functions , 1982, IEEE Trans. Commun..

[10]  Imrich Chlamtac,et al.  Performance of integrated services (voice/data) CSMA/CD networks , 1985, SIGMETRICS '85.

[11]  Fouad A. Tobagi,et al.  Multiaccess Protocols in Packet Communication Systems , 1980, IEEE Trans. Commun..

[12]  J. O. Limb,et al.  Description of Fasnet — A unidirectional local-area communications network , 1982, The Bell System Technical Journal.

[13]  Robert Metcalfe,et al.  Ethernet: distributed packet switching for local computer networks , 1988, CACM.

[14]  N. Lee Rhodes.  Interaction of Network Design and Fiber Optic Component Design in Local Area Networks , 1983, IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun..

[15]  D. E. Altman,et al.  An eight-terminal fiber optics data bus using tee couplers , 1977 .

[16]  John O. Limb.  On Fiber Optic Taps For Local Area Networks , 1984, ICC.

[17]  Kinichiro Ogawa,et al.  Considerations for Optical Receiver Design , 1983, IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun..

[18]  Mischa Schwartz,et al.  A Family of Window Protocols for Time Constrained Applications in CSMA Networks , 1983, INFOCOM.

[19]  Don H. Johnson,et al.  A Local Access Network for Packetized Digital Voice Communication , 1981, IEEE Trans. Commun..

[20]  Imrich Chlamtac,et al.  Voice/data integration on Ethernet - backoff and priority considerations , 1983, Comput. Commun..

[21]  William K. Burns,et al.  Tapped tee single-mode data distribution system , 1981 .

[22]  W. Bux.  Local-Area Subnetworks: A Performance Comparison , 1981, IEEE Trans. Commun..

[23]  Fouad A. Tobagi,et al.  Performance Analysis of Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection , 1980, Comput. Networks.

[24]  D. W. Davies,et al.  A digital communication network for computers giving rapid response at remote terminals , 1967, SOSP.

[25]  Tingye Li,et al.  Optical Fiber Communication-The State of the Art , 1978, IEEE Trans. Commun..

[26]  Luigi Fratta,et al.  Token-Less Protocols For Fiber Optics Local Area Networks , 1984, ICC.

[27]  Leonard Kleinrock,et al.  Queueing Systems: Volume I-Theory , 1975 .

[28]  F Auracher,et al.  Optimized layout for a data bus system based on a new planar access coupler. , 1977, Applied optics.

[29]  G. Nutt,et al.  Performance of CSMA/CD Networks Under Combined Voice and Data Loads , 1982, IEEE Trans. Commun..

[30]  L. Kleinrock,et al.  Packet Switching in Radio Channels: Part I - Carrier Sense Multiple-Access Modes and Their Throughput-Delay Characteristics , 1975, IEEE Transactions on Communications.

[31]  T. Muoi.  Receiver design for high-speed optical-fiber systems , 1984 .

[32]  Michael A. Crane,et al.  Simulating Stable Stochastic Systems: III. Regenerative Processes and Discrete-Event Simulations , 1975, Oper. Res..

[33]  K Kümmerle,et al.  Local-area communication networks-an overview , 1982 .

[34]  Fouad A. Tobagi,et al.  Packet Voice on a Local Area Network with Round Robin Service , 1986, IEEE Trans. Commun..

[35]  Thomas H. Wood,et al.  Demonstration of effectively non-reciprocal optical fiber directional couplers , 1985 .