ECEN4533 Data Communications
Lecture #24 3 March 2008
Dr. George Scheets

ECEN4533 Data Communications
Lecture #25 5 March 2008
Dr. George Scheets

ECEN4533 Data Communications
Lecture #26 7 March 2008
Dr. George Scheets

One way to estimate H

Classical Queuing Theory
Vs. Self Similar

Carrying Capacity
% of Line Speed carrying Application Traffic

Carrying Capacity

Low Speed Links
Likely Delay Constrained
Plenty of Memory Available

High Speed Links
Likely Memory Constrained
Plenty of Time Available

Circuit Switch TDM Trunking
(Old ‘Private Line’ Network Model)

Carrier Leased Line Network

Packet Switch StatMux Trunking
(Pure Internet Model)

Internet Service Provider Backbone

Cell Switch  StatMux Trunking
(ATM Model)

ATM Backbone

Switched Network Carrying Capacities
High Speed Trunk (OC-3)

Traffic Growth

70’s & 80’s Voice Dominates

Switched Network Carrying Capacities
High Speed Trunks

Turn of the Century
A Mixed Traffic Environment

Switched Network Carrying Capacities
High Speed Trunks

Today, Data Dominates

Switched Network Carrying Capacities
High Speed Trunks

The Big Unknown...

What impact will Video have?

Backbone Network
No single technique works best for all traffic mixes.

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