MAC alternatives for LMCS/LMDS networks

Author

Tariqali, M. ; Grover, R. ; Stamatelos, G. ; Falconer, D.D.

Author_Institution

Harris Corp., Montreal, Que., Canada

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

1334

Abstract

This paper focuses on medium access control (MAC) alternatives that can find application in a LMDS/LMCS network capable of supporting multimedia traffic. Multi-frequency, demand assignment TDMA-based schemes appear at the moment to be a suitable choice in this context. The selected protocol should be dynamically capable of provision of multirate capabilities and quality of service guarantees. An obvious candidate for the above purpose is the LMDS-specific MAC proposal in the DAVIC 1.2 recommendation. For purposes of comparison, we also examine the evolving IEEE 802.14 MAC convergence protocol that is intended to support similar applications and services in an HFC (hybrid fiber coax) environment. The MCNS (multimedia cable network system) MAC characteristics are also briefly described

Keywords

IEEE standards; access protocols; hybrid fibre coax networks; multimedia communication; quality of service; radio access networks; time division multiple access; DAVIC 1.2 recommendation; HFC; IEEE 802.14 MAC convergence protocol; LMCS/LMDS networks; MCNS; hybrid fiber coax environment; medium access control; multi-frequency demand assignment TDMA-based schemes; multimedia cable network system; multimedia traffic; multirate capabilities; quality of service guarantees; Access protocols; Coaxial components; Communication system traffic control; Convergence; Hybrid fiber coaxial cables; Media Access Protocol; Multimedia systems; Optical fiber cables; Proposals; Quality of service;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, 1999. ICC '99. 1999 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5284-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICC.1999.765559

Filename

765559