Simulation Modelling for Performance Comparison of Cell-Based Access Networks

Tsiotsios, EN; Boukis, GC; Angelopoulos, JD; Venieris, IS

dc.contributor.author	Tsiotsios, EN	en
dc.contributor.author	Boukis, GC	en
dc.contributor.author	Angelopoulos, JD	en
dc.contributor.author	Venieris, IS	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:14:10Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:14:10Z
dc.date.issued	1998	en
dc.identifier.issn	0037-5497	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/12895
dc.subject	APON	en
dc.subject	Atm access networks	en
dc.subject	Distributed simulation	en
dc.subject	DQDB	en
dc.subject	Performance evaluation	en
dc.subject.classification	Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications	en
dc.subject.classification	Computer Science, Software Engineering	en
dc.subject.other	Broadband networks	en
dc.subject.other	Computer simulation	en
dc.subject.other	Interconnection networks	en
dc.subject.other	Local area networks	en
dc.subject.other	Network protocols	en
dc.subject.other	Telecommunication traffic	en
dc.subject.other	Transceivers	en
dc.subject.other	Voice/data communication systems	en
dc.subject.other	Asynchronous transfer mode passive optical networks (APON)	en
dc.subject.other	Cell delay variation (CDV)	en
dc.subject.other	Distributed queue dual bus (DQDB)	en
dc.subject.other	Optical line terminator (OLT)	en
dc.subject.other	Asynchronous transfer mode	en
dc.title	Simulation Modelling for Performance Comparison of Cell-Based Access Networks	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1177/003754979807000105	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/003754979807000105	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1998	en
heal.abstract	A comparative study of the Distributed Queue Dual Bus (DQDB) and ATM Passive Optical Networks (APONs) is presented with emphasis on their application as access multiplexers to B-ISDN, offering traffic concentration and resource sharing. In this capacity, their performance impacts greatly on the quality of the demanding broadband services. This study is based on computer simulation using a novel modelling solution allowing the simulation to be distributed among a few workstations interconnected via a TCP/IP LAN. The performance comparison shows that DQDB offers lower Cell Delay Variation (CDV) and much lower mean delay although not equally well-bounded. This makes it a prominent candidate for the access role of customers requiring a high degree of quality. On the other hand, the APON, which was introduced with an aim to share the medium and the Optical Line Terminator (OLT) transceiver among a cluster of customers, presents a slightly worse but also acceptable performance in comparison with DQDB.	en
heal.publisher	SIMULATION COUNCILS INC	en
heal.journalName	Simulation	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1177/003754979807000105	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000078217900005	en
dc.identifier.volume	70	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	41	en
dc.identifier.epage	56	en