Abstract

Integrated-services networks will provide the communication infrastructure in the future. Unlike traditional communication networks, which are designed to offer a single type of service, integrated-services networks will offer multiple services, including data, voice, video, and others. Supporting applications with diverse traffic characteristics and performance objectives requires the offered services to be both flexible and guaranteed. To be flexible, integrated-services networks will use packet-switching technology. To provide performance guarantees in terms of throughput, delay, delay jitter, and loss rate, a proactive network control approach is needed. One of the most important components in this architecture is the service discipline at the switching nodes...

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