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analyses which are used to validate <strong>the</strong> schemes, and to illustrate <strong>the</strong> methodology<br />

of switch scheme test<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

The second part of this dissertation deals with design of source end-system control<br />

mechanisms (Chapter 7). Such mechanisms are <strong>in</strong>herently \open-loop" <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> sense<br />

that sources may unilaterally reduce rates without feedback from switches. Cases<br />

where such an approach will be useful <strong>in</strong>cludes : a) <strong>the</strong> case when a network l<strong>in</strong>k<br />

becomes broken and feedback does not reach <strong>the</strong> sources, b) <strong>the</strong> case when a source<br />

which is granted a high rate becomes idle temporarily and later uses its reta<strong>in</strong>ed<br />

rate. If <strong>the</strong> network is heavily loaded, both <strong>the</strong>se cases may result <strong>in</strong> unpredictably<br />

large queu<strong>in</strong>g delays. The mechanisms also determ<strong>in</strong>e how RM and data cells are<br />

scheduled, especially <strong>for</strong> low bit-rate sources.<br />

The third part of <strong>the</strong> dissertation deals with issues <strong>in</strong> support<strong>in</strong>g Internet applica-<br />

tions like le transfer and world wide web (which runover <strong>the</strong> TCP/IP protocol) over<br />

ATM <strong>ABR</strong>, with di erent models of higher priority VBR background tra c (Chap-<br />

ter 8). We study <strong>the</strong> dynamics and quantify bu er requirements to support zero-loss<br />

transmission under such conditions.<br />

The fourth part of this dissertation deals with <strong>the</strong> switch design issues <strong>for</strong> a spe-<br />

ci c <strong>ABR</strong> framework option called <strong>the</strong> \Virtual Source/Virtual Dest<strong>in</strong>ation" option<br />

(Chapter 9). In this option, <strong>the</strong> switch splits <strong>the</strong> network <strong>in</strong>to two segments and<br />

shortens <strong>the</strong> feedback loop <strong>for</strong> both segments.<br />

We brie y look at implementation issues <strong>in</strong> Chapter 10 and proceed to summarize<br />

and conclude this dissertation <strong>in</strong> Chapter 11.<br />

Appendix A quotes <strong>the</strong> source, dest<strong>in</strong>ation and switch rules from <strong>the</strong> ATM Traf-<br />

c <strong>Management</strong> 4.0 speci cation. Appendices B, C and C.3 detail <strong>the</strong> complete<br />

10

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