Virtual Connections and a Traffic Optimization Model for an ATM Network.

Nazarov, A. N.

The number of virtual connections in the nodal space of an ATM network of arbitrary structure and topology is computed by a method based on a new concept—a covering domain having a concrete physical meaning. The method is based on a “network information sources—boundary switches” model developed for an “ATM transfer network” by the entropy approach. Computations involve the solution of systems of linear equations. The optimization model used to compute the number of virtual connections in a many-category traffic in an ATM network component is useful in estimating the resource of nodal equipment and communication channels. The variable parameters of the model are the transmission bands for different traffic categories.

AUTOMATED teller machines; TOPOLOGY; SET theory; ENTROPY (Information theory); MATHEMATICAL optimization; INFORMATION theory

Automation & Remote Control, 2003, Vol 64, Issue 11, p1734

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Academic Journal

10.1023/A:1027326212807