Title

Fluid Flow Loading Analysis of Packet Switching Networks

Authors

Jonathan S. Turner, Washington University in St. LouisFollow

Document Type

Technical Report

Publication Date

1987-01-01

Filename

WUCS-87-16.pdf

DOI:

10.7936/K75T3HT5

Technical Report Number

WUCS-87-16

Abstract

Recent research in switching has concentrated on various forms of statistical switching networks capable of supporting user connections of arbitrary bandwidth. Fast packet switching is one approach that has gained a lot of attention and is being studied by many researchers. This paper addresses the problem of how the configuration of user connections affects the loading of the internal links of a switching fabric used for fast packet switching. It introduces a systematic method of analyzing the effects of a given traffic configuration and applies this method to the analysis of several proposed switching architectures. While the method does not completely characterized the performance of these networks, it does provide a useful first-order characterization and is a valuable adjunct to queueing and simulation models.

Comments

Permanent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.7936/K75T3HT5

Recommended Citation

Turner, Jonathan S., "Fluid Flow Loading Analysis of Packet Switching Networks" Report Number: WUCS-87-16 (1987). All Computer Science and Engineering Research.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/cse_research/801