Design and analysis of the multiple access protocols over the CATV/HFC networks

Author

Twu, Dsun-Chie ; Chen, Kwang-Cheng

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Tsing Hua Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan

Volume

2

fYear

1998

fDate

7-11 Jun 1998

Firstpage

854

Abstract

We study the multiple access protocols over the CATV (cable TV)/HFC (hybrid fiber coaxial) networks. The core of the medium access control in such an environment is the multiple access protocol since many subscribers share the same cable (or fiber) for transmissions. We then outline a general form of almost all historical multiple access protocols and reveal some common properties among these miscellaneous algorithms. Based on these observations, we describe the draft protocol (Ternary Tree Collision Resolution Algorithm with Variable Entry Persistence, P-Tree for short) for the IEEE P802.14 and use simulations to depict the dominant factors for designing efficient protocols over CATV/HFC networks

Keywords

access protocols; cable television; coaxial cables; multi-access systems; network topology; optical fibre subscriber loops; CATV/HFC networks; IEEE P802.14; P-Tree; Ternary Tree Collision Resolution Algorithm; Variable Entry Persistence; algorithms; cable TV; draft protocol; hybrid fiber coaxial networks; medium access control; multiple access protocols; protocol analysis; protocol design; simulations; Access protocols; Cable TV; Coaxial cables; Hybrid fiber coaxial cables; Media Access Protocol; Network topology; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; TV broadcasting; Wireless networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, 1998. ICC 98. Conference Record. 1998 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4788-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICC.1998.685132

Filename

685132