Table of Contents - Chapter 15 Network Characteristics: Ownership, Service Paradigm, And Performance 15.1 Introduction 235 15.2 Network Ownership 236 15.2.1 Private Networks 236 15.2.2 Public Networks 236 15.3 Privacy And Public Networks 237 15.4 Advantages And Disadvantages 237 15.5 Virtual Private Networks 238 15.6 Guaranteeing Absolute Privacy 239 15.7 Service Paradigm 239 15.8 Connection-Oriented Service Paradigm 240 15.8.1 Continuous And Bursty Traffic 240 15.8.2 Simplex And Full Duplex Connections 240 15.8.3 Connection Duration And Persistence 240 15.8.4 Service Guarantees 241 15.8.5 Stream Or Message Interface 241 15.9 Connectionless Service Paradigm 241 15.10 Interior And Exterior Service Paradigms 241 15.11 Comparison Of Service Paradigms 242 15.12 Examples Of Service Paradigms 242 15.13 Addresses And Connection Identifiers 243 15.14 Network Performance Characteristics 244 15.14.1 Delay 244 15.14.2 Throughput 245 15.14.3 The Relationship Between Delay And Throughput 246 15.14.4 Delay-Throughput Product 247 15.15 Jitter 247 15.15.1 Isochronous Networks 248 15.15.2 Asynchronous Networks 248 15.16 Summary 248 Exercises 249