Unlike many books on Asynchronous Transfer Mode, this text approaches the subject systematically and reflects the state-of-the-art technology being applied throughout the world today. In addition, it provides a fundamental source of reference in the ATM research field. The following topics are discussed in detail: * traffic modelling and characterisation * traffic and congestion control * bandwidth and admission control * ATM switch architecture * models of ATM switches * routing and optimisation * quality of service * network management * high speed LANs and MANs * performance modelling...

This book presents a selection of expanded research papers from the Fourth IFIP Workshop on the Performance Modelling and Evaluation of ATM Networks. It provides a fundamental source of reference on the latest research techniques and tools concerning ATM networks worldwide. A number of important topics are featured including: traffic modelling and characterisation, models of ATM switches, network management, high speed LANs and MANs and routing and optimization.

Information Highways are widely considered as the next generation of high speed communication systems. These highways will be based on emerging Broadband Integrated Services Digital Networks (B-ISDN), which - at least in principle - are envisioned to support not only all the kinds of networking applications known today but also future applications which are not as yet understood fully or even anticipated. Thus, B-ISDNs release networking processes from the limitations which the communications medium has imposed historically. The operational generality stems from the versatility of...

Over recent years, a considerable amount of effort has been devoted, both in industry and academia, towards the performance modelling, evaluation and prediction of Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networks. This book describes recent advances in ATM networks reflecting the state-of-the-art technology and research achievements worldwide. In addition, it provides a fundamental source of reference in the ATM field.
Research topics discussed in detail include:

• Traffic Modelling and Characterisation;
• Routing;
• Switch and Multiplexer Models;
• Call...

The diversity of methodologies and applications in the literature for the traffic engineering, performance modeling, and analysis of convergent multiservice heterogeneous networks attests to the breath and richness of recent research and developments toward the design and dimensioning of the next and future generation Internets.

Traffic and Performance Engineering for Heterogeneous Networks describes recent advances in networks of diverse technology, reflecting the state-of-the-art technology and research achievements in traffic engineering, performance evaluation studies,...

Over the recent years, a considerable amount of effort has been devoted both in industry and academia toward the performance modeling, evaluation, and prediction of convergent multi-service heterogeneous networks such as wireless and optical networks toward the design and dimensioning of the next and future generation Internets.

This book follows Heterogeneous Networks: Traffic Engineering, Performance Evaluation Studies and Tools. It presents advances in networks of diverse technology, reflecting the state-of-the-art technology and research achievements in performance...

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networks are widely considered to be the new generation of high speed communication systems both for broadband public information highways and for local and wide area private networks. ATM is designed to integrate existing and future voice, audio, image and data services. Moreover, ATM aims to simplify the complexity of switching and buffer management, to optimise intermediate node processing and buffering and to limit transmission delays. However, to support such diverse services on one integrated communication network, it is most essential, through careful...

Features the works that are drawn from PhD courses held at HETNETs International Working Conferences on Performance Modelling and Evaluation of Heterogeneous Networks. This book illustrates the diversity of research found in the high growth field of convergent heterogeneous networks and the Internet.

Over recent years, a considerable amount of effort has been devoted, both in industry and academia, towards the performance modelling, evaluation and prediction of Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networks. This book describes recent advances in ATM networks reflecting the state-of-the-art technology and research achievements worldwide. In addition, it provides a fundamental source of reference in the ATM field.
Research topics discussed in detail include:

• Traffic Modelling and Characterisation;
• Routing;
• Switch and Multiplexer Models;
• Call...

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networks are widely considered to be the new generation of high speed communication systems both for broadband public information highways and for local and wide area private networks. ATM is designed to integrate existing and future voice, audio, image and data services. Moreover, ATM aims to simplify the complexity of switching and buffer management, to optimise intermediate node processing and buffering and to limit transmission delays. However, to support such diverse services on one integrated communication network, it is most essential, through careful...