Title :
An analysis of response time for a combined random/reservation protocol in VSAT systems
Author :
Shi, Changxian ; Du, Jun ; Dahsiung, Hsu
Author_Institution :
Beijing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., China
Abstract :
VSAT technology has been used in various communication systems all over the world because of its low cost and easy installation. This further stimulates the study of satellite multiple-access protocols. The combined random/reservation protocol is a good solution for VSAT networks that have both interactive and batch-type messages, so that it has undergone rapid development in recent years. This paper mainly deals with the response time performance of a combined random/reservation protocol. Two calculation methods for packet delay are presented after a simple description of the principle of the protocol, and finally the message response time (or delay) characteristics are given. The results show that, the protocol keeps good response time performance for both short and long messages. And the results can be verified by comparison with simulation results
Keywords :
VSAT networks; delays; satellite ground stations; time division multiple access; AA/TDMA; VSAT systems; batch-type messages; combined random/reservation protocol; delay; interactive messages; packet delay; protocol; response time; response time performance; satellite multiple-access protocols; Access protocols; Apertures; Costs; Data communication; Delay effects; Queueing analysis; Satellites; Space technology; Throughput; Time division multiple access;
Conference_Titel :
Communication Technology Proceedings, 1996. ICCT'96., 1996 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2916-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICCT.1996.545123
