Title :
Random access with multi-beam antenna arrays
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA, USA
Abstract :
We present a new approach to efficient space division multiple access in wireless packet data networks. An initially wide-angle beam is split successively until a set of initially colliding packet transmitters are spatially isolated into individual narrow beams. We present an analysis of the throughput and delay performance and also discuss practical implementation issues.
Keywords :
access protocols; antenna arrays; array signal processing; cellular radio; data communication; delays; multibeam antennas; packet radio networks; radio transmitters; random processes; space division multiple access; Aloha; base station receive antennas; cellular radio; delay performance; dynamic beamforming protocol; multibeam antenna arrays; packet transmitters; protocol; random access; space division multiple access; third generation wireless systems; throughput performance; wide-angle beam; wireless packet data networks; Access protocols; Adaptive arrays; Antenna arrays; Delay; Directive antennas; Frequency; Performance analysis; Radio transmitters; Signal processing algorithms; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, 2002. WCNC2002. 2002 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7376-6
DOI :
10.1109/WCNC.2002.993362
