Measured capacity of an Ethernet: myths and reality
SIGCOMM '88 Symposium proceedings on Communications architectures and protocols
Introduction to process-oriented simulation and CSIM (tutorial session)
WSC' 90 Proceedings of the 22nd conference on Winter simulation
Solving capture in switched two-node Ethernets by changing only one node
LCN '95 Proceedings of the 20th Annual IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks
Solving capture in switched two-node Ethernets by changing only one node
LCN '95 Proceedings of the 20th Annual IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks
Performance evaluation of the binary logarithmic arbitration method (BLAM)
LCN '96 Proceedings of the 21st Annual IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks
Comparative performance of voice/data local area networks
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
Pure delay effects on speech quality in telecommunications
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
Performance evaluation of switched ethernet for real-time industrial communications
Computer Standards & Interfaces
Equilibrium point analysis of the binary exponential backoff algorithm
Computer Communications
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In an Ethernet with high offered load, lengthy and highly variable packet delays can occur. These delays are due in part to the ''capture effect'' whereby a single station can dominate packet transmission on an Ethernet that uses the standard Binary Exponential Backoff (BEB) arbitration algorithm despite other stations also having packets queued for transmission. One proposed solution to this problem is the Binary Logarithmic Arbitration Method (BLAM) under review by the IEEE 802.3 standards committee. This paper presents a performance evaluation of BLAM and a new, simpler arbitration method called BEB2. It is shown that both BLAM and BEB2 reduce the mean and variance of packet delay and can thus improve the transport of real-time voice traffic on Ethernet.