Title :
A model for local/mobile radio communications with variable length packets
Author :
Robertson, R. Clark ; Ha, Tri T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Naval Postgraduate Sch., Monterey, CA, USA
Abstract :
The authors present an analysis of the throughput of a local/mobile radio communications system using the ALOHA random access protocol with variable length packets. Because of the near/far effect, users near the base station typically have stronger signals than those farther away. This results in the packet capture phenomenon in which a packet captures the base station receiver when its signal-to-interference ratio exceeds some threshold. It is shown that the maximum throughput of the system is considerably higher than that of a conventional ALOHA system
Keywords :
mobile radio systems; packet switching; protocols; ALOHA random access protocol; local/mobile radio communications; model; packet capture phenomenon; throughput analysis; variable length packets; Access protocols; Base stations; Fading; Land mobile radio; Mobile communication; Receivers; Road accidents; Telecommunication traffic; Throughput; Traffic control;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 1991. MILCOM '91, Conference Record, Military Communications in a Changing World., IEEE
Conference_Location :
McLean, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-691-8
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1991.258230
