Performance evaluation of a modified PRMA protocol for joint voice and data packet wireless networks

Author

Fantacci, Romano ; Innocenti, Francesco

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Ingegneria Electron., Firenze Univ., Italy

Volume

47

Issue

12

fYear

1999

fDate

12/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1837

Lastpage

1848

Abstract

In this paper, a modified version of the packet reservation multiple-access (PRMA) protocol is proposed to provide spatially dispersed voice and data user terminals wireless access to a base station over a common short-range radio channel. An analytical approach is presented in order to derive system performance in terms of mean data message delay and voice packet dropping probability. A suitable permission probability design is also proposed to enhance system performance. Performance comparisons with an extension of the PRMA protocol to voice data systems previously reported in literature are shown to highlight the better behavior of this approach

Keywords

access protocols; delays; integrated voice/data communication; packet radio networks; packet reservation multiple access; radio access networks; base station; joint voice data packet wireless networks; mean data message delay; modified PRMA protocol; packet reservation multiple-access; performance evaluation; permission probability design; short-range radio channel; spatially dispersed voice data user terminals; system performance; voice data systems; voice packet dropping probability; wireless access; Access protocols; Base stations; Data communication; Downlink; Feedback; Performance analysis; Speech; System performance; Wireless application protocol; Wireless networks;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0090-6778

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/26.809704

Filename

809704