Title :
Multiple priority distributed round robin MAC protocol for satellite ATM
Author :
Shvodian, William M.
Author_Institution :
Lockheed Martin Fed. Syst., Manassas, VA, USA
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. OPNETTM 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; OPNETTM 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;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 1998. MILCOM 98. Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4506-1
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1998.722582
