Performance Evaluation of IEEE 802.1Qbu: Experimental and Simulation Results

Abstract

In this paper, we apply IEEE 802.1Qbu Preemptive Priority Frame Forwarding mechanism to the IEEE 802.3z Gigabit Ethernet networks, and compare its performance with non-frame-preemption queuing schemes for various traffic patterns. A feasible implementation of the proposed solutions is addressed. The FPF effectively reduces the forwarding delay as well as jitter, so as to enhance response time of real-time services in GbE networks. Through simulations, we show that the FPF achieves superior and precise QoS control compared to existing non-preemptive-based priority scheduling schemes.