Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) is crucial for ensuring deterministic communication in real-time applications. In TSN, Network Traversal Time (NTT) is a critical metric that quantifies the timeliness of received data. Maintaining low NTT is essential for ensuring accurate system responses and to prevent outdated information from affecting real-time operations. However, the presence of non-zero arrival jitter negatively impacts NTT and poses challenges in providing predictable performance. When jitter increases, packets may arrive inconsistently, causing some to be delayed while others may arrive in bursts. To address this, we analyze the NTT bounds for time-critical flows, influenced by arrival jitter. We propose an analytical framework to estimate best- and worst-case ST slots for data transmission, considering interference from higher priority flows and establishing data reachability along the network path across the switches. To validate our analysis, we conducted experiments using both a synthetic task set and an automotive use case. We also analyzed the impact of flow parameters on NTT determination, which, in some scenarios, led to pessimistic bound estimations.

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Network Traversal Time (NTT) Analysis of ST Flows with Non-zero Arrival Jitter in TSN Networks

  • Pavan Kumar Kondooru,
  • Deepak Gangadharan

摘要

Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) is crucial for ensuring deterministic communication in real-time applications. In TSN, Network Traversal Time (NTT) is a critical metric that quantifies the timeliness of received data. Maintaining low NTT is essential for ensuring accurate system responses and to prevent outdated information from affecting real-time operations. However, the presence of non-zero arrival jitter negatively impacts NTT and poses challenges in providing predictable performance. When jitter increases, packets may arrive inconsistently, causing some to be delayed while others may arrive in bursts. To address this, we analyze the NTT bounds for time-critical flows, influenced by arrival jitter. We propose an analytical framework to estimate best- and worst-case ST slots for data transmission, considering interference from higher priority flows and establishing data reachability along the network path across the switches. To validate our analysis, we conducted experiments using both a synthetic task set and an automotive use case. We also analyzed the impact of flow parameters on NTT determination, which, in some scenarios, led to pessimistic bound estimations.