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. Front Matter....Pages i-xii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 An Analysis of Impact of Correlated Traffic on Performance of ATM Networks....Pages 3-19 Correlated Traffic Modelling: Batch Renewal and Markov Modulated Processes....Pages 20-43 Video coding and ATM statistical bit rate capability....Pages 44-61 Traffic Characterisation and Modelling of VBR Coded MPEG Sources....Pages 62-81 The Impact of VBR MPEG Video Traffic on ATM Multiplexer Performance and its Evaluation....Pages 82-99 Front Matter....Pages 101-101 A routing algorithm for connectionless networking in B-ISDN....Pages 103-120 Dynamic Route Selection at Call Set-Up Level in ATM Networks....Pages 121-140 Enhancing the self-healing capability of statically protected ATM networks....Pages 141-161 Routing of Disjoint Backup Paths in ATM Networks....Pages 162-175 Routing Complexity Reduction by Multilayer Decomposition....Pages 176-195 Front Matter....Pages 197-197 Sojourn-time Analysis and CAC in ATM Networks....Pages 199-217 Some remarks on the determination of source traffic descriptors for complex sources....Pages 218-239 Front Matter....Pages 241-241 Queueing Analysis of Traffic Shaping and Scheduling Applied In The Source ATM End Point....Pages 243-258 Four Standard Control Theory Approaches for the Implementation of RRM ABR Services....Pages 259-279 Dynamic Time Sharing: A New Approach for Congestion Management....Pages 280-301 An SBI Approach To Policing MPEG Video Traffic....Pages 302-320 ATM over VSAT networks using traditional bent-pipe or on-board processing satellites....Pages 321-340 Front Matter....Pages 341-341 Simulated performance of TCP over UBR and ABR networks....Pages 343-359 Study of Multiplexing for Group-based Quality of Service Delivery....Pages 360-379 Front Matter....Pages 381-381 A Simple Model for Cell Loss Probability Evaluation in an ATM Multiplexer....Pages 383-401 Front Matter....Pages 381-381 Microscopic models of ATM multiplexing....Pages 402-421 Front Matter....Pages 423-423 Diffusion models of leaky bucket and partial buffer sharing policy: transient analysis....Pages 425-444 Front Matter....Pages 445-445 A study of TCP/IP throughput performance in heterogeneous ATM local area networks....Pages 447-465 Back Matter....Pages 467-468
