Wideband random access for the last mile

Author

Abramson, Norman

Author_Institution

Aloha Networks, Hawaii, HI, USA

Volume

3

Issue

6

fYear

1996

fDate

12/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

29

Lastpage

33

Abstract

Data network access options available today employ either some variant of a narrowband connectionless ALOHA channel or a connection-oriented network architecture ill suited to the traffic characteristics of many data applications. But first-generation ALOHA is difficult to implement in networks operating at more than a few lens of kilobits. When connectionless access with aggregate data rates in the megabits are required it is possible to combine conventional ALOHA with the wide-bandwidth operation of spread spectrum to provide the high data rates required for today´s applications. This combination is called spread ALOHA multiple access (SAMA)

Keywords

access protocols; broadband networks; data communication; radio networks; spread spectrum communication; subscriber loops; telecommunication traffic; aggregate data rates; connection-oriented network architecture; connectionless access; data applications; data network access; first-generation ALOHA; high data rates; narrowband connectionless ALOHA channel; spread ALOHA multiple access; spread spectrum; traffic characteristics; wide bandwidth operation; Apertures; Communication cables; IP networks; Packet switching; Paging strategies; Satellites; Telecommunication traffic; Transmitters; Wideband; Wireless networks;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Personal Communications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1070-9916

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/98.556476

Filename

556476