An optimal channel access protocol with multiple reception capacity

Author

Chlamtac, Imrich ; Faragó, András

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Massachusetts Univ., Amherst, MA, USA

Volume

43

Issue

4

fYear

1994

fDate

4/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

480

Lastpage

484

Abstract

A multiple access packet communication model is analyzed in which the users can receive packets on more than one common channel. For this type of system, a new channel access protocol is presented. The authors prove that under heavy homogeneous load the protocol guarantees the maximum achievable throughput among all possible protocols. The general model can be applied to different systems, according to various realizations of the logical channels. For example, in packet radio networks the channels can be realized by different carrier frequencies (FDMA) or by different codes (CDMA). The simplicity and optimality of the protocol make it attractive for practical applications

Keywords

code division multiple access; packet radio networks; packet switching; protocols; storage management; CDMA; FDMA; channel access protocol; homogeneous load; maximum achievable throughput; multiple access; multiple reception capacity; optimal channel access protocol; packet communication model; packet radio networks; Access protocols; Computer architecture; Computer errors; Computerized monitoring; Delay; Error correction; Fault tolerance; Frequency; Hardware; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computers, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9340

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/12.278486

Filename

278486