Development of a Modeling Framework to Evaluate the QoS of ATM Connections

"This paper presents the development of a modeling framework to evaluate the quality of service of ATM switched virtual connections (SVCs). The proposed modeling framework not only encloses all ATM Traffic Management functions and their complex relationship, but also encloses ATM cell transport/processing, ATM traffic contract negotiation, and ATM SVCs routing and management. The modeling framework was implemented in an expansible communication systems simulation environment called SimNT 2.0, which was developed at State University of Campinas. The paper also presents a simulation example that briefly demonstrates how our modeling framework can evaluate the QoS of ATM connections."