STUDY OF DELAY JITTER WITH AND WITHOUT PEAK RATE ENFORCEMENT

In this paper, the modification of a tagged traffic stream due to stat istical multiplexing is studied by presenting a numerical approach for the calculation of the tagged delay jitter and interdeparture process es, Both the single-and multiple-node cases are considered, Unlike the past work, the developed approach is applicable under both the standa rd FCFS policy and a peak-rate enforcing multiplexing policy. The latt er policy can be adopted to reshape the tagged traffic stream within t he network. Restoring a shaped traffic profile within the network may be necessary to obtain some of the benefits for which the original sha ping is carried out at the network edge, This study also provides resu lts and insight regarding the potential gains of reregulation within t he network.