Delay analysis for interfered paths under general cut-through switching

In a computer communication network operating under the general cut-through switching (GCTS) mechanism, a message arriving at an intermediate network node is permitted to make a cut-through as soon as the node becomes free and provided that certain conditions are met. Delay analysis for an isolated tandem path of nodes operating in the GCTS mode has been carried out in Reference 1. Here GCTS is considered when intermediate arrivals and departures are both allowed to occur. For typical interference models, many store-and-forward switching results can be utilized under GCTS in a more general way.