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Analysis of a multicast switch via the arrival modulation technique

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Multicast switching is emerging as a new switching technology that can provide efficient transport in a broadband network for video and other multipoint communication services. In this paper, we analyze the call blocking probability in a multicast switch via thearrival modulation technique. Our study shows that multicast traffic encounters higher blocking probability than point-to-point traffic because of simultaneous output port contentions. To ensure adequate performance for multicast traffic, we develop and analyze a simple call scheduling algorithm calledFixed Splitting. The results show that the fixed splitting algorithm reduces the call blocking probability significantly when it is applied with appropriately selected splitting parameters.

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  1. Bellcore, 445 South Street, 07960, Morristown, NJ, USA

    Chong-Kwon Kim & Tony T. Lee

  2. Department of Computer Science and Statistics, Seoul National University, Seoul, Kwanak-Ku Shinrim-Dong, Republic of Korea

    Chong-Kwon Kim

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Kim, CK., Lee, T.T. Analysis of a multicast switch via the arrival modulation technique. Ann Oper Res 36, 61–76 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02094323

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