Multiple logical token-rings in a single high-speed ring

Reuven Cohen, Adrian Segall

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Abstract

The paper describes a new media access control protocol, called the multiple token protocol, for high-speed ring networks. The purpose of this protocol is to increase the throughput under a heavy load and to decrease the access delay under a light load of the token-ring protocol. The protocol maintains several logical token-rings in the single physical ring. The number of logical rings can be changed dynamically by the ring stations according to the actual ring load. Each logical ring has its own token, and its operation is close to a token ring with early-token-release and destination removal Multiple tokens enable multiple simultaneous transmissions of new frames by different stations and decrease the waiting for a token delay.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - IEEE INFOCOM
PublisherPubl by IEEE
Pages699-706
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)0818635800
StatePublished - 1993
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 12th Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies - IEEE INFOCOM '93 - San Francisco, CA, USA
Duration: 30 Mar 19931 Apr 1993

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE INFOCOM
Volume2
ISSN (Print)0743-166X

Conference

ConferenceProceedings of the 12th Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies - IEEE INFOCOM '93
CitySan Francisco, CA, USA
Period30/03/931/04/93

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