Title :
Packet length optimizations in meteor burst communication systems
Author :
Lin, Rui ; Yang, Oliver W W ; Mahmoud, S.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Syst. & Comput. Eng., Carleton Univ., Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
The authors analyze the waiting time performance of packets in a meteor burst communication system. The bit error probability during transmissions due to noise in a meteor burst channel is taken into account. Three different protocols using a simple stop-and-wait ARQ (automatic-repeat-request) scheme are analyzed. In order to overcome the drawback found in the optimal-rate-oriented approach, and the performance degradation brought by being unable to operate at optimal rates in conventional meteor-burst communication systems, a novel approach to design optimal packet lengths is suggested. Optimal packet lengths are obtained for the three different protocols. System performance is shown to have improved by optimally packetizing messages
Keywords :
error statistics; meteor burst communications; packet switching; protocols; queueing theory; telecommunication channels; BER; MBC; automatic-repeat-request; bit error probability; meteor burst channel; meteor burst communication systems; noise; optimal packet lengths; performance degradation; protocols; stop-and-wait ARQ; waiting time performance; Atmosphere; Automatic repeat request; Bit rate; Closed-form solution; Error probability; Protocols; Radio communication; System performance; Systems engineering and theory; Throughput;
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.1991.258365
