The Distributed Queue Dual Bus(DQDB) Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) is a promising solution for the evolution from current networks to B-ISDN. The performance of the DQDB MAN for Local Area Networks(LANs) interconnection is analyzed. The effects of message length, traffic load of upstream and downstream nodes and the parameters of bandwidth balancing mechanism and network counters on the sojourn time of message in the buffer are investigated, which present a valuable reference for the implementation of the DQDB MAN.