Traffic Management For High-Speed Networks -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Traffic Management for High-Speed Networks -- Abstract -- Why New Control Methods are Needed -- RAPID INCREASE IN NETWORK SPEEDS -- NETWORK CONGESTION PROBLEM -- INADEQUACY OF BRUTE-FORCE APPROACH TO PROVIDING LARGE BUFFERS -- Use of Flow Control -- CONTROL OF CONGESTION FOR ATM NETWORKS -- TECHNICAL GOALS OF FLOW CONTROL FOR SUPPORTING ATM ABR SERVICES -- TWO TRAFFIC MODELS -- A FLOOD CONTROL PRINCIPLE -- Credit-Based Flow Control -- CREDIT UPDATE PROTOCOL -- STATIC VS. ADAPTIVE CREDIT CONTROL -- ADAPTIVE BUFFER ALLOCATION -- RECEIVER-ORIENTED ADAPTIVE BUFFER ALLOCATION -- RATIONALE FOR CREDIT-BASED FLOW CONTROL -- Overallocation of Resources to Achieve High Efficiency -- Link-By-Link Flow Control to Increase Quality of Control -- Per-VC Queueing to Achieve a High Degree of Fairness -- Rate-Based Flow Control -- CreditNet ATM SWITCH -- EXPERIMENTAL NETWORK CONFIGURATIONS -- MEASURED PERFORMANCE ON CREDITNET EXPERIMENTAL SWITCHES -- Summary and Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References.