Major performance characteristics of the asynchronous transfer mode ring (ATMR) media access control (MAC) protocol in the Gbit/s range

Christoph Bach; Stefan Richter

doi:10.1117/12.201261

17 February 1995 Major performance characteristics of the asynchronous transfer mode ring (ATMR) media access control (MAC) protocol in the Gbit/s range

Christoph Bach, Stefan Richter

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Proceedings Volume 2450, Broadband Networks: Strategies and Technologies; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.201261
Event: Advanced Networks and Services, 1995, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract

ATMR (Asynchronous Transfer Mode Ring) is a media access control (MAC) protocol for local and metropolitan area networks (LANs and MANs) working in a Gbit/s range. The ATMR network architecture is based on a combination of a slotted ring network, spatial slot reuse and a distributed cycle reset mechanism. The performance evaluation is based on simulation results which have been obtained in homogeneous and heterogeneous traffic scenarios. Particularly user throughputs are compared with those of a pure slotted ring network. We demonstrate that the fairness mechanism employed in the ATMR MAC protocol regulates the access to the medium in a global and fair manner. Furthermore we illustrate the throughput advantage obtained by the introduction of a special bandwidth allocation scheme.

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Christoph Bach and Stefan Richter "Major performance characteristics of the asynchronous transfer mode ring (ATMR) media access control (MAC) protocol in the Gbit/s range", Proc. SPIE 2450, Broadband Networks: Strategies and Technologies, (17 February 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.201261

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