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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