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Terminals/<br />

Terminal<br />

Adapters<br />

•TV<br />

• N-ISDN<br />

• PC file<br />

transfer<br />

• Multimedia<br />

Traffic<br />

Generators<br />

&<br />

Analysers<br />

The main areas of interest for this SIG are:<br />

- Definition and evaluation of multiplexing schemes<br />

- Evaluation of mechanisms for the support of ABR<br />

- Usage and Network Parameter Control (UPC/NPC) and traffic<br />

shaping<br />

- Fast Resource Management (FRM, or ABT)<br />

- ATM Performance.<br />

The participating projects are BAF, BRAVE, COMBINE,<br />

EXPLOIT, LACE and TRIBUNE. The SIG produces a Baseline<br />

document on Traffic Control and ATM Performance [2] consisting<br />

of Part A: Theoretical results, and Part B: Experimental<br />

results, giving an overview of results obtained within the projects.<br />

Here we will only give an indication of topics dealt with in<br />

these project related to the different ATM layer bearer capabilities,<br />

without the intention of giving an exhaustive description of<br />

all aspects covered.<br />

EXPLOIT – Exploitation of an ATM<br />

Technology Testbed for Broadband<br />

Experiments and Applications<br />

The EXPLOIT Testbed has been developed within two RACE<br />

projects with more than 30 partners (operators, industries and<br />

universities) involved. It is located in Basel and comprises:<br />

- 4 ATM switches with various internal architecture<br />

- Terminal equipment: Multimedia, TVs, PCs, N-ISDN<br />

- Broadband signalling<br />

- Interworking Units and Mappers<br />

- Traffic generators and analysers.<br />

The EXPLOIT testbed may be configured in a flexible way to<br />

create different complete ATM networks for traffic investiga-<br />

Switching network<br />

UPC & CAC<br />

IWU's<br />

• 2 Mbit/s<br />

•FR<br />

Mappers<br />

• 2 Mbit/s<br />

• 34 Mbit/s<br />

Connections<br />

• ATM Pilot<br />

Network<br />

• MEGACOM-<br />

Swissnet<br />

• Satellite<br />

tions. The ATM switches have small buffers and are used for<br />

studying the performance of preventive traffic control functions.<br />

A lot of experiments with different UPC algorithms have been<br />

carried out with main focus on combined peak cell rate and sustainable<br />

cell rate policing using the implemented dual leaky<br />

bucket mechanism. The performance of Connection Admission<br />

Control (CAC) algorithms have also been evaluated by multiplexing<br />

both homogeneous and heterogeneous traffic mixes<br />

with various on/off sources from traffic generators. The consistency<br />

and the robustness of the co-operation between the<br />

UPC and the CAC are being addressed. Thus, the statistical<br />

multiplexing gain obtainable based on the PCR and the SCR<br />

traffic parameters in a network with small buffers is evaluated.<br />

The small buffers can absorb only cell level congestion, hence<br />

the resource allocation scheme has to take care of the burst level<br />

statistics to prevent excessive cell losses. Furthermore, experiments<br />

are being carried out on resource management and performance<br />

assessment of end-to-end delays and cell losses<br />

through networks, including connections through the PEAN.<br />

Both artificial traffic from generators as well as real traffic<br />

applications are used in the experiments.<br />

BRAVE – Broadband Access Verification<br />

Experiments<br />

In the BRAVE project, multiplexing schemes based on FRM<br />

and ABR are investigated. The BRAVE platform for carrying<br />

out experiments to verify the chosen solutions consists of three<br />

broadband islands:<br />

- one located in Milan and hosted by Italtel<br />

- one hosted by Siemens (to be located in Berlin?)<br />

- one located in Turin and hosted by CSELT.<br />

These islands are interconnected through the Pan European<br />

ATM Network (PEAN).<br />

The ABR protocol will be tested on this platform using an ATM<br />

PC connected to a Service Multiplexer (SM) and ATM Concentrator<br />

on the Siemens island, connected across the PEAN to<br />

Milan<br />

island<br />

European<br />

ATM Pilot<br />

Network<br />

Figure 1 The EXPLOIT Testbed Figure 2 The BRAVE Platform<br />

ABR<br />

FRM<br />

Turin<br />

island<br />

FRM<br />

Siemens<br />

island<br />

ABR

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