Blocking Probability in Switching Networks with Multi-service Sources and Multicast Traffic

This article proposes a new calculation method for a determination of traffic characteristics in switching networks with multiservice traffic sources carrying multicast traffic. The analytical method described in the paper can be used to determine the point-to-point blocking probability in switching networks with multicast connections. In this method, each traffic source can generate calls of different service classes. The proposed calculation method is approximate, therefore the results of calculations are compared with the results of simulation experiments. The simulation results confirm acceptable accuracy of the proposed analytical method.