Title :
A movable-boundary channel-access scheme for integrated voice/data networks
Author :
Wieselthier, Jeffrey E. ; Ephremides, Anthony
Author_Institution :
US Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
The authors introduce a class of protocols for integrated voice/data radio networks called the voice/data interleaved-frame fixed-length (VD-IFFL) protocols. The IFFL protocols, which are similar to the interleaved-frame flush-out (IFFO) protocols (a class of schemes developed for data-only applications), except that they have a fixed frame length, a desirable feature in voice communication, are discussed. The VD-IFFL protocols use a movable-boundary mechanism to share the channel between voice and data traffic. Voice traffic is handled on a reservation basis, while data traffic is handled using a hybrid IFFL scheme that combines reservation and contention. These protocols are characterized by infinite Markov chains, whose transition probabilities have been evaluated exactly
Keywords :
Markov processes; data communication systems; protocols; radio networks; voice communication; contention; data traffic; fixed frame length; infinite Markov chains; integrated voice/data networks; interleaved-frame fixed-length protocols; movable-boundary channel-access scheme; radio networks; reservation basis; transition probabilities; voice communication; Access protocols; Data communication; Delay; Error analysis; Information technology; Laboratories; Radio network; Speech analysis; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control;
Conference_Titel :
INFOCOM '91. Proceedings. Tenth Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies. Networking in the 90s., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Bal Harbour, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-694-2
DOI :
10.1109/INFCOM.1991.147577
