This paper presents the design, performance studies and analysis of a small-scale
ATM multicast fabric that can prefixed to an switch fabric. 
It has been found to be simple to implement and
offers a performance comparable with more complex designs. 
The model used in the analysis is one of a class of  cyclic servers of general
interest in many
other areas,  as summarised by Takagi.

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