Effective Loss of Multiplexed ATM Cell Streams

Authors

Seyyed M-R Mahdavian, Washington University in St Louis
Andreas D. Bovopoulos, Washington University in St Louis

Document Type

Technical Report

Department

Computer Science and Engineering

Publication Date

1993-01-01

Filename

WUCS-93-8.PDF

Technical Report Number

WUCS-93-8

Abstract

Cell loss is an inherent problem of ATM networks. The magnitude of the service degeneration caused by cell loss depends on the application and loss distribution. This paper introduces a new performance criterion, called effective loss, which can quantitatively measure this degradation. Effective loss is particularly suitable for block-oriented transmissions, such as file transfer applications, but can also be applied to a broad range of other applications. In this paper the effective loss measure is applied to the study of the effectiveness of bandwidth reservation mechanisms in an ATM multiplexer. Numerical results demonstrate circumstances under which bandwidth reservation improves performance as well as circumstances in which it degrades performance.

Comments

Permanent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.7936/K7N58JMK

Recommended Citation

Mahdavian, Seyyed M-R and Bovopoulos, Andreas D., "Effective Loss of Multiplexed ATM Cell Streams" Report Number: WUCS-93-8 (1993). All Computer Science and Engineering Research.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/cse_research/329