Multiple priority distributed round robin MAC protocol for satellite ATM

Author

Shvodian, William M.

Author_Institution

Lockheed Martin Fed. Syst., Manassas, VA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1998

fDate

18-21 Oct 1998

Firstpage

258

Abstract

This paper introduces multiple priority distributed round robin (MPDRR), a new media access control (MAC) or demand assignment multiple access (DAMA) protocol for traffic with more than one priority level. It was designed for, but not limited to, use in geostationary (GEO) broadband communications satellites using ATM or similar fast packet switched transport with multi frequency-time division multiple access (MF-TDMA) uplinks. This protocol provides a robust mechanism for fair, dynamic allocation and assignment of uplink slots to user terminals with multimedia traffic. OPNET^TM simulation results show that MPDRR provides flexible, efficient access for bursty traffic in a geostationary satellite system with MF-TDMA uplinks

Keywords

access protocols; asynchronous transfer mode; broadband networks; demand assigned multiple access; multimedia communication; packet radio networks; satellite communication; time division multiple access; DAMA protocol; MF-TDMA uplink; MPDRR; OPNET^TM simulation; bursty traffic; demand assignment multiple access protocol; fair dynamic allocation; geostationary broadband communications satellites; media access control; multi frequency-time division multiple access uplink; multimedia traffic; multiple priority distributed round robin MAC protocol; packet switched transport; priority level; satellite ATM; traffic; uplink slots; user terminals; Access protocols; Artificial satellites; Asynchronous transfer mode; Broadband communication; Communication switching; Communication system traffic control; Media Access Protocol; Packet switching; Round robin; Traffic control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Military Communications Conference, 1998. MILCOM 98. Proceedings., IEEE

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4506-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MILCOM.1998.722582

Filename

722582