Multiplexing in the ATM environment

The authors analyze a typical multiplexer setup where the interplay between packet loss and delay is vividly illustrated. Arrival statistics are realistically contrasted for real-time (voice) and nonreal-time (data) packets. A multiplexer of real- and nonreal-time data is presented; it is considered as a generic network element appearing either within a user integrated service terminal or within a more elaborate user premises network accessing a packet switched integrated broadband communication facility. Markov analysis is performed for an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) environment. Numerical results are presented.<>