Abstract
Field data from digital switching systems in an access tandem environment indicate unexpectedly large queuing delays at moderate occupancies. It is shown that these delays are caused by an effect called traffic synchronization, which is the batching of a system's workload caused by interactions between the system and incident traffic. The authors develop a flow model to study this effect and show that a momentary overload can cause sustained oscillations in the system's queues. There are several steady-state modes of operation, and it is shown that for certain parameter ranges the system is chaotic. Such oscillatory behavior can significantly lower the real-time capacity of the switching system, and controls to limit the synchronization effect are suggested. These controls are incorporated into the flow model and analyzed. The results described are validated by numerical studies, simulations, and field data. >
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