An efficient access protocol for use on asymmetrically loaded Gbit/s LANs
John M. Senior, G.N. Higginbottom · 2002
A new LAN access protocol which has been called Priority and Reservation TDMA (PRTDMA) is introduced and analysed. The algorithm for PRTDMA has been designed to account for LANs with highly asymmetric traffic load distributions and high data transmission rates. Mean delay versus throughput performance characteristics which were obtained using a discrete event computer simulation program are presented. The results show that the objectives for the new protocol have been achieved.>