Fairness via Remote Management in a Dqdb Man

The paper addresses the problem of fairness for the Queued Arbitrated in DQDB MANs. A solution to this problem in the form of a distributed management process called "Fairness Management" is proposed. The OSI Management and the DQDB specific management functionality we shortly over viewed and alternative management architectures based on standardized OSI concepts are subsequently specified. The functional description of the "Fairness Management" distributed process is given and the flexibility and potential of this solution are discussed. The paper also presents the ongoing implementation work along with a schedule of related simulation experiments within the framework of the BERKOM project activities.