Client-Server Performance on Flow-Controlled ATM Networks :
A Web Database of Simulation Result
H.T. Kung and S.Y. Wang
Harvard University
This web site reports on two results. First, extensive simulation has
demonstrated the effectiveness of using credit-based ATM flow control
in supporting client-server systems. In particular, the simulation has
shown that request/response protocols used in these systems allow
efficient sharing of switch buffer. Second, a Web database of
simulation results covering more than 10,000 network and load
configurations is available online. The web database approach has
proven to be effective in managing and navigating a large set of
simulation results.
We welcome your any comment and please send it to has@eecs.harvard.edu
This work has been supported in part by a grant from Ascom Nexion, and
assisted by research funding from several other companies.
Introduction
Problem Definition
Configurations of the Simulator
Representative Simulation Results and Their Significance
Interaction between Request/Response Protocol and ATM Flow Control
Conclusions
How to Set Up Your Computer to Display Returned Graphs
Current Status of This Database
Top 6 Interesting Examples
Parameters:
NC: Number of clients in this experiment
RS: Server reply size in cells
BS: Buffer size, in cells, of the over-subscription input port of Switch 1
BPR: Background Peak Rate of the periodic square-wave traffic
BLP: Background Load Period, which is the length of the periodic square-wave cycle in cell cycles
BDR: Background Duty Ratio in each periodic square-wave cycle
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