The New Jersey Institute of Technology's
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Title:	Performance analysis of the "Fiber distributed data interface (FDDI) network" using petri nets and SPNP software package
Author:	Christodoulou, Savvas Eteoclis
View Online:	njit-etd1994-076 (xi, 82 pages ~ 2.3 MB pdf)
Department:	Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Degree:	Master of Science
Program:	Electrical Engineering
Document Type:	Thesis
Advisory Committee:	Zhou, MengChu (Committee chair) Robbi, Anthony D. (Committee member) Chao, Daniel Y. (Committee member)
Date:	1994-05
Keywords:	Computer networks--Evaluation--Computer programs. Petri nets. Computer interfaces. Stochastic Petri Net Package. Token ring networks.
Availability:	Unrestricted
Abstract:	The main purpose of this thesis is to model a "Fiber Distributed Data Interface" (FDDI) Network using Petri Nets, and to analyze its performance with the help of the SPNP software package. The verification of a communication protocol, by modeling it as a discrete-event system using Petri Nets is a new approach. The correlation between the throughput rate, voice and data throughput, and the parameters of the system, such as the network load and the network speed are investigated. An overview of the "Fiber Distributed Data Interface" is provided, along with its network protocol and the limitations of its operating parameters. A proposed Petri Net approach is then introduced. Finally, the effect of the network latency and load on the network's overall performance is derived. A method for minimum delay is also proposed, and demonstrated with examples and computation results.