Credit-Based Flow Control for ATM Networks Revisited

Joseph B. Evans, Luiz Dasilva, Hongbo Zhu, Victor S. Frost

University of Kansas

Issues

  • experiments with link-by-link flow control
  • both local and wide area networks
  • strict flow control can be used over networks of significant scale
  • buffer memory capacity of current switch implementations sufficient

    • Infrastructure

  • experimental platform is DEC AN2 switch
  • several modes of operation
  • strict link-by-link credit-based flow control
  • pacing using a simple scheduling mechanism
  • no traffic control
  • MAGIC/AAI testbed
  • 2000 cell buffers per OC-3c line

    • AAI Home Page, MAGIC Home Page, CBFC GBN '95 Home Page, Next Page

    Send comments to Joseph B. Evans, <evans@eecs.ku.edu> .