Performance analysis of the IEEE 1394 serial bus

Performance analysis of the IEEE 1394 serial bus

IEEE 1394 is a standard for a high performance serial bus interface. It encompasses both isochronous transfer mode, which is suitable for real-time applications, and asynchronous transfer mode, which is appropriate for delay-insensitive applications. This standard can be used as a basis for constructing a small-size local area network. Two queueing models are proposed for a network operating un...

An Empirical Analysis of the IEEE-1394 Serial Bus Protocol

Recently, we have begun to see a convergence of traditional network and bus technologies. The IEEE-1394 Serial Bus Protocol (FireWire) is a good example of this convergence, targeting the interconnection of consumer electronics, computers, and peripheral devices. IEEE 1394 provides for a high-speed, plug-and-play, peer-to-peer interconnect supporting both asynchronous and isochronous traffic. I...

Error-Injection-Based Failure Characterization of the IEEE 1394 Bus

This paper investigates the behavior of the IEEE 1394 bus in the presence of transient errors in the hardware layers of the protocol. Software-implemented error injection is used to introduce errors into the internals of the 1394 bus hardware chipset. Results from this study indicate that the IEEE 1394 bus protocol provides robust network communication in the presence of single-bit errors in th...

The Tree Identify Protocol of IEEE 1394

We specify the tree identify protocol of a high performance serial multi-media bus (IEEE standard 1394 IEE95]) in three diierent levels of detail using CRL GP95]. We propose using the cones and foci veriication technique of Groote and Springintveld GS95] to show the descriptions equivalent under branching bisimulation. The proof of the equivalence of the two more abstract speciications is shown...

Root Contention in IEEE 1394