@article{mckinnon_perros_rouskas_1999, title={Performance analysis of broadcast WDM networks under IP traffic}, volume={36-7}, ISSN={["1872-745X"]}, DOI={10.1016/S0166-5316(99)00031-0}, abstractNote={We consider the problem of carrying IP packet traffic over a broadcast WDM network. The network operates under a schedule that masks the transceiver tuning latency. Variable length IP packets are segmented at the transmitting end, the fixed-size segments are transmitted in slots specified by the schedule and are then reassembled into the original packet at the receiving end. We develop and analyze approximately a queueing model of the network in order to obtain the queue-length distribution and loss probabilities at the transmitting and receiving side of nodes. The analysis is carried out assuming finite buffer sizes, non-uniform destination probabilities, and an appropriate arrival process model. Our work makes it possible to study the interactions among the various system parameters (such as load balancing and scheduling algorithms, the number of channels, and the buffer capacity) and to predict, explain, and fine tune the performance of the network. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first comprehensive performance study of optical local area networks under variable length packets.}, journal={PERFORMANCE EVALUATION}, author={McKinnon, MW and Perros, HG and Rouskas, GN}, year={1999}, month={Aug}, pages={333–358} }
 @article{weinstein_mirrett_vanpelt_mckinnon_zimmer_kloos_reller_1998, title={Clinical importance of identifying coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from blood cultures: Evaluation of MicroScan rapid and dried overnight gram-positive panels versus a conventional reference method}, volume={36}, number={7}, journal={Journal of Clinical Microbiology}, author={Weinstein, M. P. and Mirrett, S. and VanPelt, L. and McKinnon, M. and Zimmer, B. L. and Kloos, W. and Reller, L. B.}, year={1998}, pages={2089–2092} }
 @article{mckinnon_rouskas_perros_1998, title={Performance analysis of a photonic single-hop ATM switch architecture, with tunable transmitters and fixed frequency receivers}, volume={33}, ISSN={["1872-745X"]}, DOI={10.1016/S0166-5316(98)00003-0}, abstractNote={Abstract We consider a photonic asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switch based on the single-hop wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) architecture with tunable transmitters and fixed frequency receivers. The switch operates under a schedule that masks the transceiver tuning latency. We analyze approximately a queueing model of the switch in order to obtain the queue-length distribution and the cell-loss probability at the input and output ports. The analysis is carried out assuming two-state Markov modulated Bernoulli process (MMBP) sources that capture the notion of burstiness and correlation, two important characteristics of ATM traffic, and non-uniform destination probabilities. We present results which establish that the performance of the switch is a complex function of a number of system parameters, including the load balancing and scheduling algorithms, the number of available channels, and the buffer capacity. We also show that the behavior of the switch in terms of cell-loss probability as these parameters are varied cannot be predicted without an accurate analysis. Our work makes it possible to study the interactions among the system parameters, and to predict, explain, and fine tune the performance of the switch.}, number={2}, journal={PERFORMANCE EVALUATION}, author={McKinnon, MW and Rouskas, GN and Perros, HG}, year={1998}, month={Jul}, pages={113–136} }