On Distributed Communications

III. Determination of Path-Lengths in a Distributed Network

J. W. Smith

ResearchPublished 1964

One in a series of eleven Memoranda detailing the Distributed Adaptive Message Block Network, a proposed digital data communications system based on a distributed network concept. Results of investigations into the behavior of distributed communications networks under various loading conditions are reported. A mathematical model and a deterministic equation for predicting the distribution of message path-lengths are derived and evaluated. A SCAT-encoded simulation program that corrects deficiencies of earlier simulations is described.

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  • Year: 1964
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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/RM3578
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Smith, J. W., On Distributed Communications: III. Determination of Path-Lengths in a Distributed Network, RAND Corporation, RM-3578-PR, 1964. As of October 12, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM3578.html
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Smith, J. W., On Distributed Communications: III. Determination of Path-Lengths in a Distributed Network. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1964. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM3578.html. Also available in print form.
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